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Practice Quiz #1 RNE Psych

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Applying psychology to the workplace is called

a)

biopsychology

b)

clinical psychology

c)

community psychology

d)

industrial-organizational psychology

2.

The number that appears the most in a data set is the

a)

Average

b)

Mean

c)

Median

d)

Mode

3.

Psychology is known as

a)

a life science

b)

pseudoscience

c)

the scientific study of mind and behavior

d)

the study of how biology and sociology work together

4.

You calculate the range by

a)

adding together all of the numbers and dividing by 3

b)

adding all the numbers together and hitting enter

c)

multiplying all of the numbers together

d)

subtracting the biggest number from the least

5.

Who is called the father of psychoanalysis?

a)

Freud

b)

Hall

c)

James

d)

Wundt

6.

Thoughts and behaviors outside of what is expected is known as ________ psychology

a)

abnormal

b)

biological

c)

clinical

d)

deviant

7.

Which historical type of psychology is MOST influenced by Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Gestalt

d)

Structuralism

8.

Everyone writing a research paper or article in ANY subject must

a)

advertise

b)

cite where they got their references

c)

handwrite their final draft

d)

use APA style

9.

Good research writing is NOT

a)

clear

b)

concise

c)

free of spelling mistakes

d)

wordy

10.

What school of psychology focuses on how you ACT instead of how you think?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Cognitive

c)

Community

d)

Functionalism

11.

What school of psychology focuses on the individual and includes Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Biopsychology

c)

Humanistic

d)

Relativist

12.

Forensic psychology

a)

applies psychology to the justice system

b)

does not exist

c)

has supporters and opponents

d)

is unreliable

13.

What part of psychology looks at how mental/emotional factors influence athletic performance?

a)

Biopsychology

b)

Gymnopsychology

c)

Sport and Exercise Psychology

d)

Virtual Psychology

14.

What is the mode in this data set:


76, 349, 230, 24, 95, 349, 83, 50, 349, 20, 32, 76

a)

32

b)

76

c)

230

d)

349

15.

What is the mean of the following numbers?


65, 305, 494, 20, 28, 48

a)

65

b)

160

c)

174

d)

305n

16.

Clinical psychology

a)

considers only what is happening in the brain

b)

does not look at how someone acts

c)

deals with diagnosing and treating mental illness

d)

provides uncommon approaches to the justice system

17.

Wilhelm Wundt and E.B. Tichener are known as the creators of

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Structuralism

d)

Ventriloquism

18.

Operational definitions

a)

Are a waste of time

b)

Clearly lay out the details of our research

c)

Require federal approval

d)

Take our attention away from research

19.

Frequency distributions are usually displayed in

a)

Apple Graphs

b)

Bar Graphs

c)

Line Graphs

d)

Pie Graphs

20.

This form of psychology includes terms like "grit," "growth mindset," and "know your why"

a)

Biopsychology

b)

Cognitive

c)

Creationist

d)

Positive