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AP PSY History/Current Perspectives Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which perspective thinks the unconscious mind influences everything we do?

a)

Biological

b)

Behavioral

c)

Cognitive

d)

Psychodynamic

2.

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

a)

Sociocultural

b)

Behavioral

c)

Biological

d)

Psychodynamic

3.

Which perspective would say that anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences?

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

Cognitive

c)

Behavioral

d)

Biological

4.

Which perspective suggests that an imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior?

a)

Biological

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Humanistic

d)

Cognitive

5.

Which perspective believes that fears are learned and can be unlearned?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Psychodynamic

d)

Humanistic

6.

Which perspective would agree with the following: "Change your thoughts, change your life"?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Cognitive

c)

Biological

d)

Psychodynamic

7.

What famous psychologist is credited with opening the first ever psychology laboratory?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

John Watson

d)

B. F. Skinner

8.
Darwin’s theory of evolution influenced which school of thought?
a)
Structuralism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Gestalt
d)
Cognitive
9.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
10.
Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Humanism
d)
Evolutionary
11.
Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behavioral
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Psychodynamic
12.
Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?
a)
Biological
b)
Structuralism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Humanistic
13.
Who developed the theory of "Functionalism?"
a)
Wundt
b)
Titchener
c)
Freud
d)
James
14.
Which theory believes that the environment affects a person's behavior the most?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Humanism
d)
Biological Psychology
15.
Of the following, who was a behaviorist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
 John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
16.
Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.  
a)
structuralism
b)
introspection
c)
functionalism
d)
psychometrics
17.
Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of 
a)
childhood memories.
b)
unconscious thoughts. 
c)
healthy growth potential.
d)
punishment and reinforcement.
18.
Which of the following is a method often used in structuralism 
a)
Psychoanalysis
b)
Observable Behavior
c)
Introspection
d)
Self Actualization
19.
Which of these is not a contemporary approach to studying psychology?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Structuralism
c)
Humanistic
d)
Evolutionary
20.

A psychologist who thinks ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status influence our behavior. 

a)
behaviorist
b)
humanist
c)
socio-cultural psychology
d)
psychoanalyst