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Psychology 1

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which psychologist focused his work on operant conditioning

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

2.

Who is considered the father of Psychology

a)

William Brown

b)

Jerome Bruner

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

3.

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

a)

Biology

b)

Chemistry

c)

Psychology

d)

Sociology

4.

Which psychologist was known for study with dogs

a)

James Bruner

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Ivan Pavlov

5.

What invention helped teach rats how to release treats

a)

Piaget Box

b)

Mouse Trap

c)

Skinner Box

d)

Bruner Box

6.

A stimulus presented after a response that increases the probability of that response happening again

a)

Negative Reinforcement

b)

Positive Reinforcement

7.
This personality type tries  to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.
a)
Selfie
b)
Id
c)
Superego
d)
Ego
8.
Who developed a  psychoanalytic personality theory which involved the id, ego and superego?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
Erik Erikson
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
William Golding
9.

Who is credited with creating functionalism?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

10.

Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

11.

What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

12.

What theory states that all knowledge should be collected through the senses/observation/experimentation?

a)

empiricism

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

introspection

13.

What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empiricism

14.
 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
a)
psychology
b)
biology
c)
morality
d)
behavior
15.
Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act. 
a)
behavior
b)
natural
c)
bilogy
d)
none of the above
16.
Which school of psychology would most likely have written a book titled The Whole is More than the Parts?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Gestalt
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Behavioral
17.
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
18.
Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behavioral
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Psychodynamic
19.
Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?
a)
Biological
b)
Structuralism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Humanistic
20.

who is the father of psychoanalysis

a)

sigmund

b)

skinnner

c)

pavlov

d)

gutherie

21.
What is a hierarchy?
a)
Military rank
b)
Is a ranking, or series of steps that follow a specific order
c)
Human needs
d)
Belonging
22.
Maslow's hierarchy has 5 steps?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The base for Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid is
a)
Self-actualization
b)
Esteem
c)
Safety
d)
Physiological
24.

What is the most important stage in the hierarchy of needs according to Maslow?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Love and Belonging

c)

Self-Actualization

d)

Safety and Security

25.

What stage of needs on the hierarchy are the most basic? Necessary for survival!

a)

Love and Belonging

b)

Safety and Security

c)

Physical

d)

Self-Actualization

26.

What is the second level of the hierarchy?

a)

love and belonging

b)

self-esteem

c)

safety and security

d)

physical needs

27.

What is an example of a safety and security need?

a)

a home

b)

family

c)

food

d)

sleep

28.

What is the third stage of the hierarchy?

a)

love and belonging

b)

self-esteem

c)

safety and security

d)

physical needs

29.

What is an example of love and belonging?

a)

Accomplishing your biggest dreams

b)

Showing and receiving affection

c)

Feeling proud of yourself

d)

Drinking water

30.

What is the fourth stage of the hierarchy?

a)

Love and belonging

b)

Self-esteem

c)

Safety and security

d)

Self-actualization

31.

Which of the following could help boost someone's self-esteem?

a)

Getting good grades

b)

Eating fries

c)

Sleeping

d)

Wearing seat belts in the car

32.

The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:

a)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.

b)

Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.

c)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.

d)

Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.

33.

Each participant in Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority tested their willingness to:

a)

abandon their trust of machines

b)

disobey their personal conscience

c)

ignore their technical expertise

d)

push their tolerance for pain

34.

Why was Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority so controversial?

a)

Stanley Milgram was not actually a scientist, but rather a sadist

b)

one of the people being shocked had a heart attack and died

c)

the participants were asked to shock people

d)

the participants were paid a lot of money to take part in the experiment

35.

Milgram found that nearly___________ of his participants were willing to deliver what they believed to be lethal shocks to another person, simply because they were instructed to do so by an authority figure

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

2/3

d)

3/4

36.
The age range of Sensorimotor stage
a)
0-2
b)
2-6
c)
6-11
d)
11 and beyond
37.
The age range of Concrete Operational stage
a)
0-2
b)
2-6
c)
6-11
d)
11 and beyond 
38.
The age range of Formal Operational stage
a)
0-2
b)
2-6
c)
6-11
d)
11 and beyond
39.
The age range of Preoperational stage
a)
0-2
b)
2-6
c)
6-11
d)
11 and beyond
40.

What method of psychology did Carl Rogers create?

a)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

b)

Client-Centered Therapy

c)

Emotion-Focused Therapy

d)

Group Therapy

41.

Which of the following can be a negative thing about the Humanistic approach?

a)

It focuses on the whole of the client

b)

It focuses on the client's experiences

c)

It is extremely positive when regarding human behavior

d)

It is supportive of people with mental and physical disabilities

42.

Carl Rogers followed which psychological approach?

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Humanism

c)

Biological

d)

Psychoanalytical

43.

What was JB Watson's field of psychology?

a)

Cognitive behavioral

b)

Solution-focused brief

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Humanism

44.

Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed?

a)

critical thinking

b)

use of the scientific method

c)

critical evaluation of sources of information

d)

all of the above

45.

Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________.

a)

essence

b)

soul

c)

behavior

d)

love

46.

Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ________.

a)

biology

b)

physics

c)

philosopy

d)

chemistry

47.

Which theorist would have been most likely to agree with this statement: Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components.

a)

William James

b)

Max Wertheimer

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

Noam Chomsky

48.

Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems.

a)

structuralism

b)

functionalism

c)

Gestalt

d)

unconditional positive regard

49.

A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.

a)

social

b)

clinical

c)

health

d)

biological

50.

An individual’s consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ________.

a)

psychosexual stage

b)

object permanence

c)

personality

d)

perception

51.

A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.

a)

personality

b)

clinical

c)

social

d)

I-O

52.

If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.

a)

bachelor of science

b)

bachelor of art

c)

master’s

d)

PhD

53.

The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.

a)

PhD

b)

PsyD

c)

postdoctoral training program

d)

dissertation

54.

Which of the following degrees would be the minimum required to teach psychology courses in high school?

a)

PhD

b)

PsyD

c)

master’s degree

d)

bachelor’s degree

55.

One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school psychologist.

a)

associates

b)

bachelors

c)

masters

d)

doctoral

56.

Which of the following are the correct order of Jean Piaget’s cognitive development?

a)

Sensorimotor Stage, Pre-operational Stage, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations

b)

Pre-operational Stage, Sensorimotor Stage, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations

c)

Concrete Operations, Formal Operations, Sensorimotor Stage, Pre-operational Stage

d)

Pre-operational Stage, Concrete Operations, Sensorimotor Stage, Formal Operations

57.

Pavlov was most noted for his work with

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Classic Conditioning

c)

Operant Conditioning

d)

Developmental Psychology

58.

Which psychologist believed that all of our actions were either to avoid punishment or gain reinforcement and studied in the field of behaviorism?

a)

Pavlov

b)

Piaget

c)

William James

d)

John B. Watson

59.

A psychologist who uses the following diagram in their study is more like to be studying what type of psychology?

a)

Social Psychology

b)

Personality Psychology

c)

Cognitive Psychology

d)

Developmental Psychology

60.

Max Wertheimer and other German scientists believed that sensory experience can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole is often what the individual responds to in perception. They were known as what?

a)

Psychoanalytic Psychologist

b)

Cognitive Psychologist

c)

Gestalt Psychologist

d)

Functionalist

61.

Which of the following is not part of the hierarchy of needs?

a)

Safety

b)

Belonging/love

c)

Self-actualization

d)

Attention

62.

This is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all people.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Humanism

c)

Introspection

d)

Functionalism

63.

Behavior is strengthened when it’s followed by a reinforcer or diminished when followed by a punishment. This is known as

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classic Conditioning

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Functionalism

64.

A form of learning whereby a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes associated with an unrelated unconditioned stimulus (US) in order to produce a behavioral response known as a conditioned response (CR).

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classic Conditioning

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Functionalism

65.

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes is known as

a)

Introspection

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Cognition

d)

Psychoanalysis

66.

Wilhelm Wundt is considered the father of psychology and was most known for breaking down consciousness into different parts, such as thoughts, feelings, sights & sounds. This became known as

a)

Functionalism

b)

Structuralism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Behaviorism

67.

This psychologist believed human behavior is the result of the interactions among three component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and superego.

a)

Pavlov

b)

Skinner

c)

Watson

d)

Freud

68.

This refers to the process of thinking. It is the identification of knowledge, of understanding it and perceiving it.

a)

Behavior

b)

Introspection

c)

Cognition

d)

Psychoanalysis

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