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Psychology Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is a statement that attempts to explain things are the way they are and why they happen the way they do.

a)

Principle

b)

Moral

c)

Theory

2.

Is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.

a)

Psychology

b)

Sociology

c)

Philosophy

3.

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

a)

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

b)

the scientific study of mental processes

c)

the scientific study of behavior

d)

the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes

4.
What is psychology? 
a)
The study of behavior. 
b)
The study of mental processes.
c)
The study of the mind.
d)
All of the above. 
5.
Psychologists are interested in a number of things, such as_________________________.
a)
How a person grows and matures. 
b)
Learning, memory, growth and development. 
c)
What someone has inherited from their parents. 
6.
The goal of psychology is to_______________
a)
describe and explain behavior.
b)
understand what influences behavior. 
c)
predict and control behavior. 
d)
All of the above. 
7.

Which of these are not one of your 5 senses?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Taste

d)

Feeling

e)

Smell

8.

What does cognitive mean?

a)

refers to thinking, conscious and mental processes

b)

being aware of your surroundings

c)

being able to take in information from your environment (e.g. sight)

d)

studying the brain and human behaviour

9.

Something that you keep the same in an experiment is called a(n) _________________________.

a)

variable

b)

control

c)

procedure

d)

conclusion

10.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
11.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
12.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
13.

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into tables).

a)

observations

conclusion

b)

data

c)

variables

d)

hypothesis

14.
This study of psychology focuses on the interaction between brain and physical function in the body.
a)
Developmental Psych
b)
Behavioral Psych
c)
Psychobiology
d)
Functionalism
15.

The largest organization (APA) of professional psychologists is the _____________.

a)

American Psychological Association

b)

American Clinical Psychologists Association

c)

American Psychological Society