WorksheetsPsychology and Life-1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is NOT an example of pseudoscience?
Phrenology
Palmistry
Psychology
Numerology
What is a pseudoscience?
A field or theory that is not tested under empirical (scientific, reliable, valid) conditions
A field or theory that draws conclusions from unreliable and non-systematic data collection procedures
A field or theory that is created under influence of personal bias
All of these are correct
An interneuron connects a motor neuron to a ______ neuron and is located in the ______.
Motor, PNS
Sensory, CNS
Motor, CNS
None of these
Which branch of the human nervous system has the function of initiating voluntary movement and carrying sensory information received from the external environment?
Autonomic NS
Parasympathetic NS
Sympathetic NS
Somatic NS
A physiological function of the right hemisphere:
Recognising emotions
Movement on the right side of the body
Movement on the left side of the body
Non-verbal tasks
Movement on which side of the body is controlled by the right primary motor cortex control?
Left
Right
Emotional development involves __________ in how an individual experiences different feelings and how these feelings are expressed, interpreted and dealt with.
developments
changes
emotions
growth
An adaptive behaviour is one that:
Helps a person to function effectively in daily life
Disrupts a person's ability to function effectively in daily life
Impairs functioning in daily life
Causes significant inability to function in daily life
An example of a typical behaviour for a quiet, shy person would be:
Being quiet and shy in social situations
Being the most outgoing person in the room
'Wearing the colour yellow increases children's levels of happiness'. The independent variable in this scenario is:
Wearing yellow
Happiness
Children
Fashion
'Wearing the colour yellow increases children's levels of happiness'. The population in this scenario is:
Happiness
Wearing yellow
Fashion
Children
