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1.0 psych review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

In contrast to other early psychologists, Sigmund Freud gained his understanding of human behavior

a)

through studies of the nervous system.

b)

through systematic surveys

c)

in a laboratory

d)

in consultations with patients.

2.

The modern biological perspective of psychology studies

a)

only the behavior of animals.

b)

the effects of biological factors on our behavior

c)

.the effects of the environment on human behavior.

d)

the impact people have had on their environment.

3.

Human consciousness, experience, and self-awareness are the main concerns of

a)

the school of behaviorism.

b)

c.the humanistic perspective.

c)

Freudian psychoanalysis.

d)

.d.the school of functionalism.

4.

The school of behaviorism defined psychology as

a)

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

b)

the biological study of the brain and its behavior.

c)

the sociological study of group behavior.

d)

the scientific study of observable behavior.

5.

In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

a)

heredity rather than environment.

b)

environment rather than heredity.

c)

unconscious motives and conflicts

6.

According to Gestalt psychologists, much learning is accomplished by

a)

sudden insight

b)

a slow, unconscious

7.

William James rejected structuralism and focused on

a)

the effect of segregation on the self-esteem of children.

b)

discovering the basic elements of consciousness

c)

how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment.

d)

observable behavior only.

8.

The method of learning that stresses examining one's own thoughts and feelings is

a)

positive visualization.

b)

.Gestalt psychology.

c)

introspection.

9.

Modern psychology was born in the

a)

4th-century b.c

b)

1801

c)

1800s, after the birth of modern science.

d)

1800s before modern science

10.

Counseling psychologists encourage their clients to

a)

clarify their goals.

b)

all of the above.

c)

meet challenges

d)

overcome adjustment problems.

11.

Social psychologists differ from personality psychologists in their focus on

a)

behavior rather than cognitive activity.

b)

all of the above.

c)

heredity rather than environmental causes for behavior.

d)

external rather than internal influences.

12.

Many scientists do not believe in astrology because

a)

researcher Joseph Banks Rhine failed to find support for astrology.

b)

all of the above.

c)

experiments in astrology often do not yield the same results twice

d)

the Ganzfeld procedure was not tested in a laboratory.

13.

The practice of psychology is closely related to the natural sciences by

a)

all of the above

b)

the way it analyzes data and draws conclusions.

c)

the way it conducts experiments.

d)

its concern with the biological functions of the brain.

14.

Two research methods widely used by psychologists are

a)

precognition and the Ganzfeld procedure.

b)

water-float tests and lie-detector tests.

c)

introspection and reinforcement.

d)

surveys and experiments.