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Psychology 101

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is known as the "Father of Psychology?"
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
William James
d)
John Locke
2.
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.
3.
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
4.
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
5.

The perspective in psychology that focuses on how behavior and thought differ from situation to situation and culture to culture is the

a)

Cognitive perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Socio-Cultural perspective

d)

Neuroscience perspective

6.

The perspective in psychology thst emphasizes how we learn observable responses is the

a)

Cognitive perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Socio-Cultural perspective

d)

Neuroscience perspective

7.

A newspaper article describes how a “cure for cancer has been found”. A critical thinker probably will

a)

dismiss the article as untrue.

b)

accept the information as a wonderful breakthrough.

c)

question the article, evaluate the evidence, and assess the conclusions.

d)

psychological traits are to behaviors.

8.
Which professional specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders?
a)
personality psychology
b)
biological psychology
c)
clinical psychology
d)
developmental psychology
9.
A medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems  is a 
a)
health psychologist
b)
psychiatrist
c)
developmental psychologist
d)
research psychologist
10.
Carrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives.  What type of psychologist would she go to for help?
a)
Clinical
b)
Counseling
c)
Cognitive
d)
Human Factors
11.
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.
12.
The most common type of psychologist is:
a)
biological
b)
social
c)
experimental
d)
clinical
13.
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of:
a)
conscious and unconscious mental activity 
b)
observable responses to the environment
c)
behavior and mental processes
d)
thoughts, feelings, and perceptions
14.
Psychologists can read people's minds.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Psychologists study the way people think
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Psychologists only study the behaviour and mental processes of humans.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
In Psychology, a behaviour is an action while a mental process is carried out in the mind.
a)
True
b)
False
18.

Who is the founder of structuralism?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Carl Rogers

c)

William James

d)

John Watson

19.

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

a)

William James

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

John Watson

d)

Carl Rogers

20.

What is humanistic psychology?

a)

The study of how organisms learn or modify their behaviour as they respond to their environment.

b)

The study of how people perceive, learn, remember and think about information.

c)

Psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person.

d)

Systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions

21.

Which of the fields below is a subfield of psychology?

a)

A. Engineering

b)

B. Natural Science

c)

C. Behavioural Neuroscience

d)

D. Biology

22.

Which perspective suggests that all individuals naturally strive to grow, develop, and be in control of their lives and behaviors?

a)

A. Psychodynamic

b)

B. Humanistic

c)

C. Cognitive

d)

D. Behavioral

23.

What is structuralism?

a)

A. Concentrated on how behaviour functions and the role of behaviour in allowing people to adapt to their environments.

b)

B. Focuses on the organization of perception and thinking in a “whole” sense rather than on the individual elements of perception.

c)

C. Focuses on analysing sensations and personal experience into basic elements (structure of mental life).

d)

D. Examines how people understand and think about the world.

24.

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

a)

Biological

b)

Humanistic

c)

Psychodynamic

d)

Behavioral

25.
An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Cognitive perspective
26.

What makes psychology a science?

a)

Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.

b)

Psychologists may study the brain.

c)

The process/steps psychologists use to ask and answer questions.

d)

Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.

27.

What is an example of a mental process?

a)

someone's perception

b)

thinking

c)

a memory

d)

all of them

28.

What do Counseling Psychologists help people with?

a)

Challenges

b)

Their marriages

c)

Both

29.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a behaviour?

a)

Perception

b)

Facial expression

c)

Body language

d)

Tone of voice

30.

What are the three components of a mental process?

a)

Perception, facial expression, emotion

b)

Prospective, cognition, emotion

c)

Perception, cognition, emotion

d)

Perception, action, behaviour

31.

Mental processes are the same for everyone.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Mental processes _______________ while behaviours _______________.

a)

Cannot be observed; can be observed

b)

Can be observed; cannot be observed

33.

Which of the following is true of a psychologist?

a)

They deal with more severe issues than a psychiatrist

b)

They deal with less severe issues than a psychiatrist

34.

The branch of psychology that only deals with behavior that can be observed and measured.

a)

Cognitive

b)

Biological

c)

Behavioral

d)

Humanistic

35.

Structuralists called their method of self-observation?

a)

Damage control

b)

self-actualization

c)

Introspection

d)

Hypothesis

36.

Sorrow is ________________ behavior, while crying is _______________ behavior.

a)

Emotional, Covert

b)

Overt, Covert

c)

Cover, Overt

d)

Physical, Cognitive

37.

The first experimental laboratory was established in Leipzig, Germany by Wilhelm Wundt in the year____.

a)

1879

b)

1789

c)

1978

d)

1897

38.

Human beings actively create their perceptions by exploring their physical and the social world. What is this view known as?

a)

Functionism

b)

Cognitivism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Constructivism

39.

B = f(P,E)

What does this formula stand for?

a)

Behavior is a product of a person

b)

Behavior is the product of a person and her/ his environment

c)

A person is a product of his environment

d)

The environment is a product of human behavior

40.

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow are ______________.

a)

Humanistic Psychologists

b)

Psychoanalysts

c)

Structuralists

d)

Clinical Psychologists

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