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Unit 1 Intro to Psych

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first psychology labratory was established when?

a)

1879

b)

1900

c)

1901

d)

1960

2.

Psychology is best defined as the science of behavior and mental processes because psychologists_______

a)

use the scientific method

b)

study animals

c)

only care about things they can see

3.

Why is Wilhelm Wundt called the "father" of modern psychology?

a)

because he wrote a book on it

b)

he developed the first psychology laboratory

c)

he taught the first psychology class

d)

he was the first person to be studied by a psychologist

4.

An example of a behavioral process is

a)

thinking

b)

feeling

c)

remembering

d)

walking

5.

What is a psychological perspective?

a)

cognitive

b)

behavioral

c)

a method of classifying ideas

d)

psychoanalytic

6.

Contemporary psychology can be defined as

a)

a type of psychology used today

b)

scientific study of behavior and mental processes

c)

when people study animals

d)

observing people

7.

Behavior genetics are a combination of which two psychological perspectives

a)

when scientists study your genes

b)

a type of neuroscience

c)

a psychological perspective and biology

d)

biological perspective and behaviorism

8.

What type of psychologist most commonly diagnoses and treats patients?

a)

clinical psychologist

b)

psychiatrist

c)

sports psychologist

d)

counseling psychologist

9.

Behaviorists are most concerned with studying what?

a)

people

b)

animals

c)

behaviors

d)

feelings

10.

Evolutionary psychologists study what?

a)

social evolution

b)

what qualities have evolved through natural selection

c)

darwinism

d)

how evolution affected us

11.

The biopsychosocial approach to psychology studies what?

a)

biology, psychology, and culture/environment

b)

biology

c)

psychology

d)

sociology

12.

Sigmund Freud cam up with which type of psychological perspective?

a)

humanism

b)

behavioral perspective

c)

psychoanalytic perspective

d)

functionalism

13.

Which of the following historical psychologists would

be most likely to disagree with the following statement:

"Psychology is the science of behavior and mental

processes, so psychological conclusions must be based

on experimentation, not personal insight."

a)

Skinner

b)

Pavlov

c)

Watson

d)

Freud

14.

Which perspective would emphasize that the differing

political and economic systems of the United States

and China lead citizens of these two countries to

adopt different customs and attitudes?

a)

psychoanalytic

b)

cognitive

c)

socio-cultural

d)

neuroscience

15.

Dr. Wilson attributes the actions of criminal gang

members to the cultural norms and role expectations

associated with gang membership. Her belief best

illustrates a _____ perspective?

a)

psychoanalytic

b)

socio-cultural

c)

cognitive

d)

neuroscience

16.

Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has learned to play

the piano because she consistently rewards his efforts to

learn with praise and affection. Her belief best illustrates

a(n) _______ perspective:

a)

evolutionary

b)

behavioral

c)

humanistic

d)

psychoanalytic

17.

The behaviorists emphasized that:

a)

psychologists should behave in ways that would make

other scientists respect them.

b)

human behavior needs to be understood in the context

of our thoughts and feelings.

c)

psychology should focus exclusively on studying

observable behaviors.

d)

psychology should focus exclusively on studying

non-observable behaviors,

like thinking.