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Approaches in psychology - refresher

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

From the earliest to the most recent, in which order were the psychological approaches established?

a)

Psychodynamic approach, humanistic approach, cognitive approach, social learning theory, cognitive neuroscience.

b)

Behaviourist approach, cognitive approach, psychodynamic approach, cognitive neuroscience, humanistic approach, , social learning theory

c)

Cognitive neuroscience, behaviourist approach, humanistic approach, social learning theory, psychodynamic approach, cognitive approach

2.

Which approach argues that our behaviour is motivated by unconscious factors

a)

Humanistic approach

b)

Cognitive

c)

Psychodynamic

3.

Which approach suggests that every person has their own unique way of perceiving and understanding the world and that the things they do only make sense in this light?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Humanistic

c)

Psychodynamic

4.

Who suggested that the basic processes that enable learning are the same in humans and animals therefore used animals in his research?

a)

Bandura

b)

Freud

c)

Watson

5.

The cognitive approach suggests that

a)

Our behaviour is motivated by the way we think

b)

Our behaviour is motivated by conflicts in the unconscious mind.

c)

Our behaviour is the result of previous conditioning.

6.

The social learning theory proposes that we learn by ....

a)

Denial and displacement

b)

Observation and imitation

c)

Maturation and operation

7.

According to the psychodynamic approach, which part of the personality uses defence mechanisms?

a)

Ego

b)

Id

c)

Super ego

8.

According to the humanistic approach, self-actualisation is only possible if...

a)

if there is no conflict in the unconscious mind.

b)

there is congruence between the way an individual sees themselves and their ideal self.

c)

if there is no maladaptive thinking.

9.

Which is the instinctual part of the personality?

a)

Id

b)

Ego

c)

Super ego

10.

Which is the moral part of the personality, product of socialisation?

a)

Id

b)

Super ego

c)

Ego

11.

What approach of psychology best fits:

"learning"

a)

Biological

b)

Behavioural

c)

Psychoanalytical

12.

What approach of psychology best fits:

"growth and potential"

a)

Humanistic

b)

Psychoanalytic

c)

Behavioural

13.

What approach of psychology best fits:

"thinking"

a)

Behavioural

b)

Psychoanalytic

c)

Cognitive

14.

What approach of psychology best fits the studies of the expression of emotions in different ethnic groups

a)

Behavioural

b)

Sociocultural

c)

Psychoanalytic

15.

What approach of psychology best fits:

"everyone is born good"

a)

Psychoanalytic

b)

Behavioural

c)

Humanistic