Free Printable Intro to Psychology Test

1.

Developed the first psychology laboratory for the experimental study of Psychology and considered the Father of Psychology.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Freud

c)

Descartes

d)

Wundt

2.

Considered to be the 'Father of BEHAVIORAL Psychology'

a)

James

b)

Watson

c)

Freud

d)

Wundt

3.

The goals of Psychology are

a)

to study mental processing and behavior.

b)

Describe, explain, predict and control human behavior/mental processing.

c)

similar to the goals of sociology and other humanities courses.

d)

best described in chapter two of our textbook.

4.

What is Psychology?

a)

The study of humans and their behavior.

b)

The study of the psyche.

c)

The study of how humans think about the world.

d)

The experimental study of human behavior and mental processing.

5.

Which view of behavior is Freud the founder of?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Psychoanalytic

c)

Cognitive

d)

Humanism

6.

Who is considered the "Father of Modern Psychology" in the United States?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

William James

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Jean Piaget

7.

The unconscious mind influences everything we do.

a)

Biological perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Cognitive perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

8.

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

a)

Social-cultural perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Biological perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

9.

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.

a)

Psychodymanic perspective

b)

Cognitive perspective

c)

Behavioral perspective

d)

Biological perspective

10.

Our behavior is a direct result of the choices we make

a)

Humanistic perspective

b)

Psychodynamic perspective

c)

Behavioral perspective

d)

Social-cultural perspective

11.

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.

a)

Biological perspective

b)

Psychodynamic perspective

c)

Humanistic perspective

d)

Cognitive perspective

12.

Fears are learned and can be unlearned.

a)

Behavioral perspective

b)

Social-cultural perspective

c)

Psychodynamic perspective

d)

Humanistic perspective

13.

Teachers will get students to study more by offering extra credit.

a)

Humanistic perspective

b)

Social-cultural perspective

c)

Behavioral perspective

d)

Cognitive perspective

14.

Exercising increases endorphins in the brain, thus improving mood.

a)

Cognitive perspective

b)

Biological perspective

c)

Humanistic perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

15.

"Change your thoughts, change your life."

a)

Behavioral perspective

b)

Cognitive perspective

c)

Biological perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

16.

Treat mental illness with medication.

a)

Biological approach

b)

Psychodynamic approach

c)

Humanistic approach

d)

Behavioral approach

17.

Perception, attention, thinking, language, memory

a)

Behavioral perspective

b)

Cognitive perspective

c)

Humanistic perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

18.

Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.

a)

Social-cultural perspective

b)

Behavioral perspective

c)

Biological perspective

d)

Psychodynamic perspective

19.

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that the people and groups around us are important in understanding human behavior?

a)

Humanistic

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Behavioral

d)

Biochemical

20.

Which perspective emphasizes the idea that we learn behaviors through rewards and punishment?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Humanistic

c)

Biochemical

d)

Cognitive

21.

Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?

a)

Evolutionary

b)

Humanistic

c)

Biochemical

d)

Sociocultural

22.

Dr. Y is a cognitive psychologist. She is probably most interested in

a)

cultural variations in behavior.

b)

how people process information.

c)

change & consistency in behavior.

d)

the causes of psychological disorders.

23.

Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment.

a)

Humanistic

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Neurobiological

d)

Behavioral

24.

Future behavior is influenced by memory and your perception of events.

a)

Cognitive

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Humanistic

d)

Neurobiological

25.

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

26.

A psychologist who studies witnesses in a crime and rehabilitates prisoners.

a)

health psychologist

b)

Forensic psychologist

c)

developmental psychologist

d)

research psychologist

27.

An experiment is conducted to test how different cleats change an athletes running speed. Six different types of cleats are tested and the 100m run time is recorded. What is the independent variable?

a)

The type of cleat

b)

The run time

c)

The 100 meters

d)

The athlete

28.

A test is set up to test which brand of soda creates the biggest foam explosion when adding a Mentos candy. Three different sodas were tested. They measured the height of the foam eruption. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Brand of soda

b)

Number of mentos candies used

c)

Height of foam eruption

d)

Temperature of soda

29.

A student wants to test the effects of different types of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?

a)

heart rate

b)

type of exercise

c)

amount of exercise

d)

time of day exercise occurs

30.

The one factor that a scientist changes and controls during an experiment.

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

31.

The variable that is measured.

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

32.

Why is it important to have only one independent variable and to control the other variables when performing science experiments?

a)

So you can tell which factor is causing the change in the experiment.

b)

It does not matter, you can have as many independent variables as you want.

33.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the independent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

34.

Ben makes five paper helicopters with different wing lengths. He drops them the same way from a height of two meters for five trials each. He records the amount of time it takes for each helicopter to fall to the ground.

What is the dependent variable?

a)

Dropping the same way

b)

Wing Length

c)

Amount of time it takes the helicopter to hit the floor

d)

Dropping from the same height

35.

An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...

a)

The type of plant

b)

The amount of sunlight

c)

The type of music

d)

The type of liquid

36.

Mrs. Ahlers set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Distance traveled by the ball

b)

Height of the ramp

c)

Mass of the ball

d)

Where the experiment took place.

37.

Johnny wants to know how different types of colored light affect plant growth? What is the IV?

a)

types of plant growth

b)

types of colored lights

c)

plant growth on colored lights

d)

plant growth

38.

Johnny wants to know how different types of colored light affect plant growth? What is the DV?

a)

Types of plant growth

b)

types of colored lights

c)

colored lights on plant growth

d)

plant growth

39.

Jordan is doing a science project on the effects of music on the growth of tomatoes. He has 2 plants, 1 will be exposed to classical music, the 2nd won't be around music. What is the independent variable?

a)

music

b)

type of tomato

c)

music volume

d)

number of tomatoes

40.

Jordan is doing a science project on the effects of music on the growth of tomatoes. He has 2 plants, 1 will be exposed to classical music, the 2nd won't be around music. Jordan counts the number of tomatoes produced by each plant. What is the dependent variable?

a)

type of tomato

b)

size of tomatoes

c)

weight of tomatoes

d)

number of tomatoes

41.

I'm going to conduct an experiment and put one group of roses in water and one group of roses in water with aspirin to see which keeps the roses fresher longer. What is the dependent variable?

a)

Water with aspirin

b)

Water with no aspirin

c)

The freshness of the roses

d)

the color of the roses

42.

You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height is measured.

(What’s the Independent Variable?)

a)

Height of the plant.

b)

Type of plant.

c)

Concentration of salt solution.

d)

Plant getting pure water.

43.

Three redwood trees are kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.

(What’s the Independent Variable?)

a)

Humidity level.

b)

Height of each tree.

c)

The tree left outside.

d)

Type of tree.

44.

You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height is measured.

(What’s the Dependent Variable?)

a)

Height of the plant.

b)

Type of plant.

c)

Concentration of salt solution.

d)

Plant getting pure water.

45.

Different types of rose bushes are grown in a greenhouse for two months. The number of flowers on each bush is counted at the end of the experiment.

(What’s the Dependent Variable?)

a)

The number of flowers.

b)

Different types of rose bushes.

c)

The greenhouse.

d)

There isn't one.

46.

You decide to clean the bathroom. You notice that the shower is covered in a strange green slime. You try to get rid of this slime by adding lemonade juice. You spray half of the shower with lemonade juice and spray the other half of the shower with water. After 3 days of spraying equal amounts 3 times a day, there is no change in the appearance of the green slime on either side of the shower.

(What's the Dependent Variable?)

a)

Appearance of slime.

b)

The half strayed with water.

c)

Amount of liquid sprayed.

d)

The lemonade juice.

47.

Psychologist who studies how a person grows and changes cognitively, physically, emotionally and socially over their lifetime.

a)

Educational psychologist

b)

Developmental psychologist

c)

Clinical psychologist

d)

Forensic psychologist

48.

I'm going to conduct an experiment and put one group of roses in water and one group of roses in water with aspirin to see which keeps the roses fresher longer. What is the Control Group?

a)

Roses in water with aspirin

b)

Roses in water with no aspirin

c)

how long the roses live

d)

the color of the roses

49.

I'm going to conduct an experiment and put one group of roses in water and one group of roses in water with aspirin to see which keeps the roses fresher longer. What is the Experimental Group?

a)

Roses in water with aspirin

b)

Roses in water with no aspirin

c)

how long the roses live

d)

the color of the roses

50.

You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height is measured.

(What’s the Experimental Group?)

a)

Group that gets salt water

b)

Type of plant.

c)

Concentration of salt solution.

d)

Plant getting pure water.

51.

You water three sunflower plants with salt water. Each plant receives a different concentration of salt solutions. A fourth plant receives pure water. After a two- week period, the height is measured.

(What’s the Control Group?)

a)

Group that gets salt water

b)

Type of plant.

c)

Concentration of salt solution.

d)

Plant getting pure water.

52.

Three redwood trees are kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.

(What’s the Experimental Group?)

a)

The trees in the greenhouse.

b)

Height of each tree.

c)

The tree left outside.

d)

Type of tree.

53.

Three redwood trees are kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.

(What’s the Control Group?)

a)

The trees in the greenhouse.

b)

Height of each tree.

c)

The tree left outside.

d)

Type of tree.

Intro to Psychology Test

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 31mins

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