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WorksheetsAbnormal Psychology Basics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?
Humanistic
Behaviorism
Functionalism
Structuralism
Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?
Biological
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is
psychology
biology
morality
physiology
In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was overseen by ______________.
William James
William Tell
Wilhelm Wundt
Sigmund Freud
Considered to be the 'father of Psychology'
Descartes
Wundt
Freud
Klein
This individual was responsible for accidentally discovering classical conditioning.
Maslow
Pavlov
Watson
Wundt
A method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is
formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
norm
scientific method
cognitive
The term that means of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning,
norm
physiological
cognitive
The study of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior.
sociology
anthropology
government
psychiatry
A medical doctor who studies mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior.
psychologist
sociologist
scientist
psychiatrist
The DSM V is a book used to do what?
classifies mental disorders and describes the symptoms of each
is useful for determining sanity and insanity but nothing more
was once useful but no longer applies today
was once useful but no longer applies today
Which subspecialty in psychology focuses on the cognitive differences between a 6-year-old and a 12-year-old?
neuropsychologist
developmental
any action that people can observe or measure
behavior
psychology
sociology
cognition
Classical Conditioning, Foundation for Behaviorism
Dorthea Dix
Charles Darwin
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
Ivan Pavlov
Person-Centered Therapy. Unconditional Positive Regard to become a fully-functioning person
Carl Rogers
G. Stanley Hall
BF Skinner
John Watson
Jean Piaget
Which theory of behavior believes that we think and perceive in whole units rather than the parts?
Introspection
Gestalt
Structuralism
Functionalism
Which organization licenses and certifies Psychologists?
N.B.A.
A.P.A.
A.A.A.
P.B.A.
