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Psychology Research Methods

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

Social-cultural

c)

Behavioral

d)

Biological

2.

Which of the following kinds of psychologists would most likely explore how we process and remember information?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Developmental

c)

Social

d)

Cognitive

3.

According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what?

a)

Introspection

b)

Observation

c)

Cultural Influences

d)

Basic Needs

4.

Which school of psychology focused on the adaptive nature of thinking and how our consciousness evolves to meet our needs?

a)

Functionalist

b)

Structuralist

c)

Behavioral

d)

Humanistic

5.

The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology?

a)

Humanistic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Psychodynamic

d)

Functionalist

6.

Self-reflective introspection about the elements of experience best describes a technique used by which school of psychology?

a)

Structuralists

b)

Darwinists

c)

Behaviorists

d)

Psychiatrists

7.

The science of behavior and mental processes is the definition of which field of study?

a)

Psychology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Basic Research

d)

Cognitive neuroscience

8.

Who was the psychologist that developed psychoanalytic therapy?

a)

Wundt

b)

Freud

c)

James

d)

Dix

9.

The psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of genetics, hormones, brain structure and chemistry.

a)

Biological

b)

Cognitive

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Social Cultural

10.

The perspective that emphasizes the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to mental illness.

a)

Biopsychosocial

b)

Social-Cultural

c)

Biological

d)

Psycholdynamic

11.

The theory that seeks to identify behavior that is a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors.

a)

Evolutionary

b)

Social-Cultural

c)

Biological

d)

Cognitive