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WorksheetsGAS 12 ITOPS Unit 1 Reviewer
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is would best describe the discipline of psychology?
While sitting in the park, the question "Why do people do what they do?" comes into your mind.
Which goal of psychology would this question refer to?
Describe
Explain
Predict
Control
Betty is a musical actress with interesting habits. Based on what they've seen before, Betty's friends think that her upcoming big show will trigger her splurging on random things on the Internet again.
Betty's friends are making a
an inference
a decision
a prediction
a fortune telling
When Betty the shop-a-holic's friends makes her cut her credit cards, they are implementing a form of
description
explanation
prediction
control
Because of unethical experiments in the past, psychologists now must inform the people involved in the experiment what the experiment is about and must obtain their agreement to participate. This is most closely associated with the research principle of:
Informed Consent
Debriefing
Confidentiality
Withdrawal
In order to explain behavior, we must first be able to:
Speculate
Predict changes
Describe it
Control it
The treatment for every person in the practice of psychology is exactly the same:
True
False
Eric sank into alcoholism when he lost his job.
In the biopsychosocial model, this is an example of the
biological perspective
psychological perspective
sociocultural perspective
Eric refuses to see a psychologist for his drinking problems because he is worried of the judgement and comments he will receive once someone finds out he sought professional help.
This is an example of
a biological factor
a psychological factor
a social factor
Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread because his nieces and nephews were hungry and the prices were too high.
This is an example of
A biological factor
A psychological factor
A social factor
An old lady with termical cancer tries her best to check off her bucketlist.
One can say that her behaviour is motivated by
A biological factor
A psychological factor
A social factor
A damsel in distress refuses to leave the dragon guarded tower because she firmly believes that a handsome and charming prince will rescue her.
This is an example of a behaviour motivated by
A biological factor
A psychological factor
A social factor
Having a fear of dogs. Which part of the Biopsychosocial Approach would this fall under?
Biological
Psychological
Social-Cultural
The genetics passed down to you from your parents. What part of the Biopsychosocial Approach would this fall under?
Biological
Psychological
Social-Cultural
Growing up in the 'rich' part of town. What part of the Biopsychosocial Approach would this fall under?
Biological
Psychological
Social-Cultural
