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Psychology Test Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person's actions that can be observed and/or measured.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Basic Research

d)

Behavior

e)

Experimental Research

2.

A philosopher who stressed the importance of introspection--had a method named after him :)

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Basic Research

d)

Behavior

e)

Experimental Research

3.

Research that is conducted for its own sake, without seeking a solution to a specific problem.

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Basic Research

d)

Behavior

e)

Experimental Research

4.

The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

History

c)

Psychology

d)

Behavior

e)

Anthropology

5.

The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by:

a)

Its concern with the biological functions of the brain.

b)

The way it conducts experiments.

c)

The way it analyzes datea and draws conclusions.

d)

All of the above.

6.

The psychologist who wrote the first modern book of psychology, The Principles of Psychology in 1890 is

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

William James

c)

John B. Watson

d)

B.F.Skinner

7.

The majority of psychologists are

a)

clinical psychologists

b)

counseling psychologists

c)

school psychologists

d)

developmental psychologists

8.

Developmental psychologists are especially concerned with

a)

testifying at legal trials

b)

changes that occur throughout the life span

c)

developing aptitude tests for students

d)

all of the above

9.

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on

a)

external rather than internal influences.

b)

behavior rather than cognitive activity.

c)

heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior.

d)

all of the above.

10.

Counseling psychologists encourage their clients to

a)

clarify their goals

b)

meet challenges

c)

overcome adjustment problems

d)

all of the above

11.

Course planning and instructional methods for school districts are usually handled by

a)

school psychologists

b)

personality psychologists

c)

developmental psychologists

d)

educational psychologists

12.

Training your dog to shake using delicious dog biscuits is related to which psychologists?

a)

Sigmund Frued

b)

B.F Skinner

c)

John B. Watson

d)

William James

13.

The perspective that stresses the influences of unconscious forces on human behavior

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

John B Watson

c)

Sociocultural perspective

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

e)

Cognitive activities

14.

Founder of behaviorism

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

John B Watson

c)

Sociocultural perspective

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

e)

Cognitive activities

15.

gender, culture and economic status influence behavior

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

John B Watson

c)

Sociocultural perspective

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

e)

Cognitive activities

16.

founded structuralism

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

John B Watson

c)

Sociocultural perspective

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

e)

Cognitive activities

17.

Dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories are examples of?

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

John B Watson

c)

Sociocultural perspective

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

e)

Cognitive activities

18.

Modern psychology was born in the

a)

4th century B.C., with the Greek philosophers.

b)

1800s, after the birth of modern science.

c)

1900s, with the founding of psychoanalysis.

d)

Middle Ages, with tests to determine if a person was possessed.

19.

Every time a student asks their parent if they can use the car, their parents say no, therefor they stop asking. This is an example of

a)

structuralism

b)

functionalism

c)

introspection

d)

behaviorism

20.

According to Gestalt psychologists, much learning is accomplished by

a)

reinforcmeent

b)

suddent insight

c)

bechanical repretioin

d)

a slow, unconscious process

21.

In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

a)

heredity rather than environment.

b)

environment rather than heredity.

c)

unconscious motives and conflicts.

d)

conscious choices and self-direction.

22.

A researcher studies the effects of brain lesions in rats. This research study reflects which of the following perspectives

a)

biological

b)

cognitive

c)

behavioral

d)

humanistic

23.

Lina believes that conscious experience (what people think and feel) cannot be studied scientifically. Which approach to consciousness does Lina represent?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Structuralist

c)

Functionalist

d)

Psychodynamic

24.

The school of behavior defined psychology as

a)

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

b)

the biological study of the brain and its behavior

c)

the sociological study of group behavior.

d)

the scientific study of observable behavior.

25.

The modern biological perspective of psychology studies

a)

only the behavior of animals

b)

the effects of biological factors on our behavior

c)

the effects of the environment on human behavior

d)

the impact people have had on their environment

26.

In contrast to other early psychologists, Sigmund Freud gained his understanding of human behavior

a)

in a laboratory

b)

in consulations with patients

c)

through systematic surveys

d)

through studies of the ervous system

27.

Stephanie just took a test that attempts to identify people who are likely to succeed in business and marketing. Stephanies ’ test was most likely created by a ____________ psychologists?

a)

clinical

b)

developmental

c)

personality

d)

cognitive

28.

The first modern psychologist was

a)

Freud

b)

Galton

c)

Skinner

d)

Wundt

29.

Which of the following is associated with psychotherapy?

a)

clinical psychology

b)

developmental psychology

c)

personnel psychology

d)

social psychology

30.

Which type of psychologist would be interested in why individuals join gangs?

a)

clinical psychologist

b)

developmental psychologist

c)

personnel psychologist

d)

social psychologist

31.

About what percentage of all psychologists specialized in clinical psychology?

a)

39

b)

3

c)

80

d)

10

32.

A psychologist who testifies whether a person is legally “sane” or “insane” is a

a)

behavioral psychologist

b)

developmental psychologist

c)

legal psychologist

d)

forensic psychologist

33.

What is the research that aims to solve practical problems?

a)

applied research

b)

basic research

34.

Little Billy is clinically depressed. He sees a psychologists who teaches Billy that his false and negative thoughts are to blame for his depression. The psychologist then trains Billy how to think positively about himself and situations. What approach of psychology was the psychologist using with Billy?

a)

Biological Approach

b)

Cognitive Appraoch

c)

Psychodynamic Approach

d)

Humanistic Approach

35.

school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of a persons unconscious experience

a)

Socrates

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Basic Research

d)

Behavioral

e)

Psychodynamic

36.

A chronological record of events as of the life or development of a people or institution often including explanation of or commentary on those events.

a)

History

b)

Pyschology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

e)

Philosophy

37.

The scientific study of the origin, the behaviour and the physical social and cultural development of humans.

a)

History

b)

Pyschology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

e)

Philosophy

38.

The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.

a)

History

b)

Pyschology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Sociology

e)

Philosophy