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Let's get Psyched!

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

............................ are responses or reactions we make or activities we engage in.

a)

Cognition

b)

Behaviour

c)

Experience

d)

All of the above

2.

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given contex.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Most psychologists are interested mainly in animal behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

4.
Who is known as the "Father of Psychology?"
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
William James
d)
John Locke
5.
The goal of psychology is to_______________
a)
describe and explain behavior.
b)
understand what influences behavior. 
c)
predict and control behavior. 
d)
All of the above. 
6.
What do school psychologists do?
a)
They work with school districts, helping them plan their classes and instructional methods. 
b)
They test students who may have a learning disability in help them get the support they need to learn better. 
c)
They help students with psychological disorders and other behavioral issues. 
7.

What does cognitive mean?

a)

refers to thinking, conscious and mental processes

b)

being aware of your surroundings

c)

being able to take in information from your environment (e.g. sight)

d)

studying the brain and human behaviour

8.

Justine is at a lego factory watching the plastic being poured into the molds, and the pieces being stamped out for each character. This however is not as interesting as when she remembers playing with her completed legos. This experience most likely aligns with which school of psychological thought?

a)

Humanistic

b)

Gestalt

c)

Developmental

d)

Psychodynamic

e)

Functionalism

9.

George sees his clients for a brief period of time, and mostly concentrates his questions on how their medication is working so he can find out if he should issue them a new scrip or change the milligram dosage he has prescribed. George is most likely a:

a)

personality psychologist

b)

clinical psychologist

c)

psychometrician

d)

psychiatrist

e)

industrial-organizational psychologist

10.

Brielle is working to increase the productivity of employees during the holiday season at the retail store she is employed by. She is most likely what type of psychologist?

a)

counseling

b)

clinical

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

humanistic

e)

industrial-organizational

11.

This psychological researcher believed that the scientific method should be used to study sensation and perception. He created the first psychological laboratory so that he was able to continue his studies. Who was he:

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

William James

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

B.F. Skinner

e)

John B. Watson

12.

Who prposed the following equalition:

B = f(P,E)

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Kurt Lewin

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

Martin Seligman