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WorksheetsPsychological Perspectives and Nature Vs Nurture
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of you genetics?
Nature
Nurture
Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?
Nature
Nurture
Which of the following most relates to the nature-nurture issue?
parents and peers
genes and environment
culture and norms
DNA and chromosomes
If adopted children are more similar in political views to their adopted parents than to their biological parents, then _______________.
random mutations may be responsible for the differences between adopted children and their adoptive parents.
the genetic code determining political views probably occurs randomly.
political views have nothing to do with your genetics.
specific genes probably predispose people to political views.
How many genes do identical twins share?
90%
100%
50%
0%
How many genes do fraternal twins share?
100%
0%
90%
50%
Diseases can be inherited
True
False
Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:
Nature
Nurture
Quentin has been monitoring what his siblings do when his parents yell at them, and how their actions change. His approach is most in line with what school of psychological thought?
Behavioral
Cognitive
Psychoanalytical
Humanistic
Structuralist
Julian believes that everything we do was determined with our personality that we were born with. Thanos believes that we are the sum product of our life experiences. The basic conflict that sums the difference between these two perspectives is:
nature vs. nurture
freedom vs. determinism
dualism vs. monism
structuralism vs. functionalism
simplicity vs. difficulty
Scientific Study of behavior and mental processes.
Behaviorism
Humanism
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Known for his theory of natural selection
William James
John Locke
Wilhelm Wundt
Charles Darwin
Belief that knowledge comes from experience; either direct observation or experimentation.
Evidence
Empiricism
Experimentation
Naturalistic Observation
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Thinking skills, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky.
Cognitive Approach
Biological Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Humanistic Approach
Associate the following with the correct perspective: brain, neurons, nervous system, how the brain communicates with the body (vice versa).
Cognitive Approach
Biological Approach
Evolutionary Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Impact of social factors on behavior and personality, Soloman Asch, Stanley Milgram.
Behavior-genetics Approach
Humanistic Approach
Social-Cultural Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Natural Selection, survival, Charles Darwin
Biological Approach
Cognitive Approach
Humanistic Approach
Evolutionary Approach
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Nature vs. nurture debate, inherited traits and behaviors.
Psychodynamic Approach
Biological Approach
Behavior-Genetics Approach
Darwinism
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Unconscious conflicts/motivations, Sigmund Freud
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Biological Approach
Cognitive Approach
Associate the following with the correct perspective: Free will, improve self-esteem and self concept, Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow.
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Humanistic Approach
Behavioral Approach
John lock theorized the mind is like a blank slate he called this
Tabula Rasa
Arbeit Macht Frei
E pluribus unum
Hasta la vista
What is cognitive psychology?
Perceive, process and remember information through scientific processes
Focus on biological structures and process
Focus on the conscious experiences and choices in our lives
How the natural selection of traits prompted survival of genes
Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?
Biological
Structuralism
Functionalism
Humanistic
Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?
Cognitive
Behaviorism
Humanism
Evolutionary
Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?
Biological
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Abraham Maslow
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?
Humanistic
Behaviorism
Functionalism
Structuralism
The " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on
Genetic traits that shape behavior
How our environment after birth influences behavior
How parenting styles affect behavior
None of the above
Nativism is the belief that....
behaviour is a stimulus-response
characteristics and behaviour are learned
characteristics and behaviour are innate
behaviour is inevitable
Empiricists argue that we are what, at birth?
in possession of basic schema
a blank slate
ready to learn
already full of inherited characteristics
Nurture influences include the pre-natal environment: TRUE OR FALSE?
True
False
All of the following are examples of genetic traits, EXCEPT -
Eye Color
Skin Color
Foot Size
Speaking Spanish
All of the following are traits gained through our environment, EXCEPT -
enjoying reading
blood type
using a knife and fork
religious preferences
Which characteristic did Justin most likely inherit from his parents?
his ability to read fast
his need to wear glasses
his ability to speak English
his need to count using his fingers
Which perspective said people have free will to choose their destiny?
behavioral
humanistic
cognitive
biological
Which perspective says that our behavior is motivated by human survival?
biological
evolutionary
sociocultural
psychoanalytic
Which perspective says that our behavior is shaped by how society dictates us to act?
evolutionary
sociocultural
psychoanalytic
behavioral
Which perspective says our unconscious drives, such as neurotic needs or birth order, shape behavior?
sociocultural
psychodynamic
behavioral
humanistic
Which perspective does not think emotions or thoughts belong in explaining human motive?
psychoanalytic
behavioral
humanistic
cognitive
Which perspective says that humans have self-actualizing tendencies?
behavioral
humanistic
cognitive
biological
Which perspective looks at how gender, age, or race shapes behavior?
biological
evolutionary
sociocultural
psychoanalytic
