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Psychological Perspectives and Nature Vs Nurture

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of you genetics?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

2.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

3.

Which of the following most relates to the nature-nurture issue?

a)

parents and peers

b)

genes and environment

c)

culture and norms

d)

DNA and chromosomes

4.

If adopted children are more similar in political views to their adopted parents than to their biological parents, then _______________.

a)

random mutations may be responsible for the differences between adopted children and their adoptive parents.

b)

the genetic code determining political views probably occurs randomly.

c)

political views have nothing to do with your genetics.

d)

specific genes probably predispose people to political views.

5.

How many genes do identical twins share?

a)

90%

b)

100%

c)

50%

d)

0%

6.

How many genes do fraternal twins share?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

90%

d)

50%

7.

Diseases can be inherited

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Eye color, hair color, height, etc. fit into this category:

a)

Nature

b)

Nurture

9.
If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be evidence of 
a)
nature
b)
nurture
10.

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?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Cognitive

c)

Psychoanalytical

d)

Humanistic

e)

Structuralist

11.

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:

a)

nature vs. nurture

b)

freedom vs. determinism

c)

dualism vs. monism

d)

structuralism vs. functionalism

e)

simplicity vs. difficulty

12.

Scientific Study of behavior and mental processes.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Humanism

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Psychology

13.

Known for his theory of natural selection

a)

William James

b)

John Locke

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Charles Darwin

14.

Belief that knowledge comes from experience; either direct observation or experimentation.

a)

Evidence

b)

Empiricism

c)

Experimentation

d)

Naturalistic Observation

15.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Thinking skills, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky.

a)

Cognitive Approach

b)

Biological Approach

c)

Psychodynamic Approach

d)

Humanistic Approach

16.

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

17.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Impact of social factors on behavior and personality, Soloman Asch, Stanley Milgram.

a)

Behavior-genetics Approach

b)

Humanistic Approach

c)

Social-Cultural Approach

d)

Psychodynamic Approach

18.

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

a)

Biological Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Humanistic Approach

d)

Evolutionary Approach

19.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Nature vs. nurture debate, inherited traits and behaviors.

a)

Psychodynamic Approach

b)

Biological Approach

c)

Behavior-Genetics Approach

d)

Darwinism

20.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Unconscious conflicts/motivations, Sigmund Freud

a)

Humanistic Approach

b)

Psychodynamic Approach

c)

Biological Approach

d)

Cognitive Approach

21.

Associate the following with the correct perspective: Free will, improve self-esteem and self concept, Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow.

a)

Psychodynamic Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Humanistic Approach

d)

Behavioral Approach

22.

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

23.

What is cognitive psychology?

a)

Perceive, process and remember information through scientific processes

b)

Focus on biological structures and process

c)

Focus on the conscious experiences and choices in our lives

d)

How the natural selection of traits prompted survival of genes

24.

Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?

a)

Biological

b)

Structuralism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Humanistic

25.

Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Humanism

d)

Evolutionary

26.

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

a)

Biological

b)

Humanistic

c)

Psychodynamic

d)

Behavioral

27.

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

B.F. Skinner

28.

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

a)

Humanistic

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Structuralism

29.

The " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on

a)

Genetic traits that shape behavior

b)

How our environment after birth influences behavior

c)

How parenting styles affect behavior

d)

None of the above

30.

Nativism is the belief that....

a)

behaviour is a stimulus-response

b)

characteristics and behaviour are learned

c)

characteristics and behaviour are innate

d)

behaviour is inevitable

31.

Empiricists argue that we are what, at birth?

a)

in possession of basic schema

b)

a blank slate

c)

ready to learn

d)

already full of inherited characteristics

32.

Nurture influences include the pre-natal environment: TRUE OR FALSE?

a)

True

b)

False

33.
The “nuture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
34.
The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of 
a)
the way they are born
b)
the way they are raised
c)
the alignment of the stars
d)
the cultural expectations of the society
35.

All of the following are examples of genetic traits, EXCEPT -

a)

Eye Color

b)

Skin Color

c)

Foot Size

d)

Speaking Spanish

36.

All of the following are traits gained through our environment, EXCEPT -

a)

enjoying reading

b)

blood type

c)

using a knife and fork

d)

religious preferences

37.

Which characteristic did Justin most likely inherit from his parents?

a)

his ability to read fast

b)

his need to wear glasses

c)

his ability to speak English

d)

his need to count using his fingers

38.

Which perspective said people have free will to choose their destiny?

a)

behavioral

b)

humanistic

c)

cognitive

d)

biological

39.

Which perspective says that our behavior is motivated by human survival?

a)

biological

b)

evolutionary

c)

sociocultural

d)

psychoanalytic

40.

Which perspective says that our behavior is shaped by how society dictates us to act?

a)

evolutionary

b)

sociocultural

c)

psychoanalytic

d)

behavioral

41.

Which perspective says our unconscious drives, such as neurotic needs or birth order, shape behavior?

a)

sociocultural

b)

psychodynamic

c)

behavioral

d)

humanistic

42.

Which perspective does not think emotions or thoughts belong in explaining human motive?

a)

psychoanalytic

b)

behavioral

c)

humanistic

d)

cognitive

43.

Which perspective says that humans have self-actualizing tendencies?

a)

behavioral

b)

humanistic

c)

cognitive

d)

biological

44.

Which perspective looks at how gender, age, or race shapes behavior?

a)

biological

b)

evolutionary

c)

sociocultural

d)

psychoanalytic