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History Perspectives and Careers in Psychology

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which perspective deals with interactions between cultures, age groups, authority, religion, etc.?

a)

psychodynamic

b)

cognitive

c)

social-cultural

d)

biological

2.

Who creates the theories that form Behaviorism?

a)

Aristotle

b)

John Watson

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Ivan Pavlov

3.

Which career in psychology develops theories for other psychologists to use?

a)

Research psychologist

b)

Clinical psychologist

c)

Counseling psychologist

d)

educational psychologist

4.

Psychology is the study of behavior and what?

a)

reactions

b)

counter behavior

c)

introspection

d)

cognitive activities

5.

True or False: When conducting research, you should use the results that agree with your hypothesis, while discarding results that do not.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

"Know thyself" was the Greek philosopher Socrates' phrase that eventually becomes what?

a)

behavior

b)

introspection

c)

cognitive activities

d)

the biological perspective

7.

Who is known as the "father" of modern psychology (for opening the first medical lab dedicated to the study of behavior)?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

William James

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Sigmund Freud

8.

Which of these is NOT part of Freud's 3 part theory of conscioussness?

a)

Ego

b)

Id

c)

Structuralism

d)

Super-Ego

9.

Which career in Psychology focuses on systems of education and motivation for students?

a)

school psychologist

b)

educational psychologist

c)

counseling psychologist

d)

personality psychologist

10.

What perspective views the brain as a biological computer?

a)

biological

b)

psychodynamic

c)

humanistic

d)

cognitive

11.

Which psychologist creates the theories behind classical conditioning?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

12.

True or False: the biological perspective considers factors such as genetics and brain chemistry as well as motivation and outside factors when explaining behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Someone who feels as though one must achieve satisfaction of their base needs before moving forward is using which perspective?

a)

humanistic

b)

psychodynamic

c)

social-cultural

d)

biological

14.

Which career in psychology treats people with severe psychological disorders, and is most commonly found in hospitals and private practices?

a)

counseling psychologist

b)

developmental psychologist

c)

personality psychologist

d)

clinical psychologist

15.

Which psychologist creates Functionalism?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

John Watson

c)

William James

d)

Ivan Pavlov

16.

In what perspective would you find a psychologist who explains your fear of heights through past childhood trauma?

a)

psychodynamic/psychoanalytic

b)

biological

c)

social-cultural

d)

behavioral

17.

Which perspective would suggest changing your physical location to concentrate more on a task?

a)

social-cultural

b)

cognitive

c)

humanistic

d)

behavioral

18.

Which perspective would create a reward system to track progress on a goal?

a)

social-cultural

b)

behavioral

c)

humanistic

d)

cognitive