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Historical Perspectives in Psychology Test

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The unconscious mind influences everything we do.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Behavioral perspective
c)
Cognitive perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
2.
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
3.
Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.
a)
Psychodymanic perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Biological perspective
4.
Our behavior is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves.
a)
Humanistic perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Social-cultural perspective
5.
An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Cognitive perspective
6.
Fears are learned and can be unlearned.
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Social-cultural perspective
c)
Psychodynamic perspective
d)
Humanistic perspective
7.
Exercising increases endorphins in the brain, thus improving mood.
a)
Cognitive perspective
b)
Biological perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
8.
Teachers will get students to study more by offering extra credit.
a)
Humanistic perspective
b)
Social-cultural perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Cognitive perspective
9.
Treat mental illness with medication.
a)
Biological approach
b)
Psychodynamic approach
c)
Humanistic approach
d)
 Behavioral approach
10.
"Change your thoughts, change your life."
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Biological perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
11.

Dr. Doom 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.

12.
Behavior is powerfully influenced by its consequences, in the form of reinforcement and punishment. 
a)
Humanistic
b)
Sociocultural
c)
Neurobiological
d)
Behavioral
13.
A medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems  is a 
a)
health psychologist
b)
psychiatrist
c)
developmental psychologist
d)
research psychologist
14.
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
15.
Who is known as the "Father of Psychology?"
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
William James
d)
John Locke
16.
Which of the following mental health careers requires a medical doctorate (MD)?
a)
Clinical Psychology
b)
Psychometrics
c)
Psychiatry
d)
Neuropsychology
17.
Which type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?
a)
Human-Factors
b)
Clinical
c)
Neuro
d)
Developmental
18.
Which branch of psychology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of persons with psychological disabilities?
a)
Counseling
b)
Clinical
c)
Cognitive
d)
Psychoanalysis
19.

Lily Collins is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives. What type of psychologist would she go to for help?

a)

Clinical

b)

Counseling

c)

Cognitive

d)

Human Factors

20.
The patterns of feelings, motives, and behavior that set people apart from one another.
a)
Trait
b)
Ego
c)
Personality
d)
Id
21.
What makes psychology a science?
a)
Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.
b)
Psychologists may study the brain.
c)
The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.
d)
Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
22.
Industrial/organizational psychologists are most likely to be hired by:
a)
businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity.
b)
elementary schools to create reading programs to help struggling students.
c)
fast-food chains to design an employee-training program.
d)
law-enforcement agencies to analyze crime scenes.
23.
What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?
a)
developmental
b)
cognitive
c)
social
d)
human-factors
24.
What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?
a)
clinical
b)
health
c)
developmental
d)
biological
25.
The unconscious mind influences everything we do.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Behavioral perspective
c)
Cognitive perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
26.
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
27.

believed that the mind is separate from the body. This is referred to as dualism- the mind continues after the body dies.

a)

Soloman Ascho

b)

Socrates/Plato

c)

Max Weber

d)

Sigmund Freud

28.

Credited as the father of psychology because he was the first to establish psychology as an experimental science.

a)

John Locke

b)

Wilhem Wundt

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Max Weber

29.

This was developed by Edward Tichener, was the first school for organizing psychological thought and focused on the internal components of the brain and body; involved introspection.

a)

Functionalism

b)

Structuralism

c)

Gestalt Psychology

d)

Psychoanalysis

30.

Technique, used by STRUCTURALISTS, that attempted to look inward at elements that made up the conscious experience.

a)

Dualsim

b)

Introspection

c)

Empiricism

d)

Reflective Analysis

31.

How nature selects organisms best suited for survival.

a)

Naturalistic Observation

b)

Empiricism

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Biological Psychology

32.

Founded by John B. Watson and focused on the study of overt or observable behavior; emphasizing the process of learning through rewards, consequences, and observation learning.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Humanism

c)

Biological

d)

Social-Cultural

33.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: brain, neurons, nervous system, how the brain communicates with the body (vice versa).

a)

Cognitive Approach

b)

Biological Approach

c)

Evolutionary Approach

d)

Psychodynamic Approach

34.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Natural Selection, survival, Charles Darwin

a)

Biological Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Humanistic Approach

d)

Evolutionary Approach

35.

John lock theorized the mind is like a blank slate he called this

a)

Tabula Rasa

b)

Arbeit Macht Frei

c)

E pluribus unum

d)

Hasta la vista

36.
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
37.

Who wrote the first psychology textbook, was the first American psychologist, and believed psychology should study the functions of consciousness?

a)

G. Stanley Hall

b)

John Watson

c)

William James

d)

Willhelm Wundt

38.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
39.

Who was the first president of the APA?

a)

G. Stanley Hall

b)

Sigmud Freud

c)

WIlliam James

d)

Charles Darwin

40.
Who was Mary Whiton Calkins?
a)
First female president of APA
b)
First woman author of a psychology book
c)
First woman to receive a Ph. D. in psychology
d)
Wife of G. Stanley Hall
41.
Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?
a)
First female to receive a Ph. D. in psychology
b)
Studied with Mary Calkins at the APA
c)
Studied under Willhelm Wundt
d)
Used strenuous mental testing on humans
42.

Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?

a)

First female to receive a Ph. D. in psychology

b)

Studied with Mary Calkins at the APA

c)

Studied under Willhelm Wundt

d)

Used strenuous mental testing on humans

43.

Who advocated for the mental ill and assisted in creating better asylum conditions for patients?

(a)  

44.

Which perspective argues that hereditary genes that are passed down from our parents influence our behavior?

(a)  

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