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Psychology SOLO

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Psychology can be defined as:

a)

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

b)

a natural science integrating physiology and neurology

c)

the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups

d)

the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures

2.

Who is the father of psychology?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

B.F. Skinner

3.

Psychology has its origins in philosophy

a)

True

b)

False

4.
What makes psychology a science?
a)
Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.
b)
Psychologists may study the brain.
c)
The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.
d)
Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
5.

Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act.

a)

behavior

b)

natural

c)

biology

d)

none of the above

6.
What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?
a)
clinical
b)
health
c)
developmental
d)
biological
7.

Psychology has roots in the _______________________ sciences, which attempt to explain the nature of the physical world through observation and experimentation

a)

social

b)

natural

c)

labratory

d)

fake

8.
What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?
a)
developmental
b)
cognitive
c)
social
d)
human-factors
9.

The type of psychologist works with people who have mental disorders:

a)

counseling

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

industrial

10.
A Psychiatrist is a 
a)
Therapist 
b)
Medical Doctor
c)
A nurse who treats mental illness