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Psychology Unit 1 Test

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Psychological approach that focuses on behavior and stimulus and response.

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Gestalt

2.

Psychological approach focused on the basic elements of consciousness

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Psychoanalysis

3.

Psychological approach focused on how behavior helps organisms adapt to their environment

a)

Sturcturalism

b)

Functionalsim

c)

Gestalt

d)

Psychoanalysis

4.

Psychological approach focused on unconscious motives and internal conflict. The founder of this is Freud.

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Psychoanalysis

5.

Psychological approach that focuses on an psychological event as a whole rather than broken down into parts

a)

Structuralism

b)

Gestalt

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Behaviorism

6.

Founder of psychoanalysis, created the theory of the id, ego, and superego

a)

Wundt

b)

Freud

c)

James

d)

Skinner

7.

What is the id?

a)

Focuses on instant gratification and satisfying desires

b)

Focuses on morality

c)

Bases decisions on reality

8.

What is the ego

a)

Focuses on satisfying desires and instant gratification

b)

Focuses on morality

c)

Bases decisions on reality

9.

What is the superego?

a)

Focuses on instant gratification and satisfying desires

b)

Focuses on morality

c)

Bases decisions on reality

10.

This theorist came up with the idea of operant conditioning (rewards and punishments)

a)

Freud

b)

Skinner

c)

Pavlov

d)

James

11.

Created an experiment with dogs based on classical conditioning (stimulus and response)

a)

Frued

b)

Skinner

c)

Pavlov

d)

Wundt

12.

This theory suggests that organisms can be trained to associate a stimulus with a given response. (think pavlov's dogs, baby albert, and Dwight from the office)

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Hypnotism

d)

Behaviorism

13.

This theory suggests that organisms can be trained to behave a certain way through reinforcements and punishments (think Sheldon and Penny from the Big Bang Theory)

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Suggestive conditioning

d)

Shock therapy

14.

In an experiment, this group is left unchanged and serves as the foundation of your data

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control group

d)

Experimental group

15.

This is the thing that you change during your experiment

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

d)

Control group

16.

This is what you measure during an experiement

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Independent group

d)

Control group

17.

This is the name for the process of conducting psychological and scientific research

a)

Studying

b)

Testing

c)

Data Collection

d)

Scientific Method

18.

This is the father of behaviorism. He also conducted the little Albert experiment

a)

Wundt

b)

James

c)

Skinner

d)

Watson

19.

This is the scientific term for when something is determined to cause or effect another thing

a)

Correlation

b)

Causation

c)

Influencer

d)

Experimentation

20.

This is the scientific term for when two things are related to one another.

a)

Correlation

b)

Causastion

c)

Experimentation

d)

Theory

21.

This is the scientific term for the explanation of the results of a given experiment

a)

Effect

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Theory

d)

Claim

22.

In order to conduct psychological research one must follow a series of guidelines to ensure the safety of the subjects, these are known as

a)

Ethics

b)

Guidelines

c)

Code

d)

Methods