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AP Psychology, Unit 1, Part 1

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments.

a)

theory

b)

experiment

c)

critical thinking

d)

case study

2.

The idea that knowledge comes from experience

a)

Empiricism

b)

functionalism

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

structuralism

3.

structuralism

a)

the physical brain

b)

how information is stored

c)

relationships in the mind

d)

behavior is determined by evolution

4.

looking inward

a)

psychology

b)

observational psychology

c)

psychometrics

d)

introspection

5.

behavior is determined by evolution

a)

evolutionary psychology

b)

functionalism

c)

natural selection

d)

biopsychological approach

6.

Behaviorism

a)

the study of how people interact with each other

b)

people learn from conditioning

c)

the study of behavior

d)

study of mental processes

7.

perspective that emphasizes peoples potential

a)

humanistic psychology

b)

evolutionary psychology

c)

human factors psychology

d)

psychometrics

8.

study of mental processes

a)

cognitive neuroscience

b)

behavioral psychology

c)

cognitive psychology

d)

psychodynamic psychology

9.

cognitive neuroscience

a)

brain activity and behavior

b)

the study of how we think about each other

c)

study of mental processes

d)

psychology that studies and treats people with mental disorders

10.

study of behavior and mental processes

a)

behavioral psychology

b)

sociology

c)

social psychology

d)

psychology

11.

a persons upbringing versus a persons biology

a)

biopsychological approach

b)

nature - nurture

c)

behavioral genetics

d)

developmental psychology

12.

passing on of desirable traits

a)

natural selection

b)

evolutionary psycology

c)

functionalism

d)

biological psychology

13.

evolution of behavior and the mind

a)

statistical significance

b)

biological psychology

c)

behavior genetics

d)

evolutionary psychology

14.

behavior genetics

a)

the evolution of behavior and mind

b)

the idea that all knowledge comes from previous knowledge

c)

the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

d)

do psychological traits come from biology or upbringing

15.

enduring behaviors, values, traditions, and beliefs held by a group of people

a)

culture

b)

critical thinking

c)

SQ3R

d)

control group

16.

positive psychology

a)

study of positive feelings

b)

study of humans thriving

c)

emphasis on human potential

d)

assisting people with living conditions

17.

biopsychological approach

a)

a branch of medicine that treats people with psychological disorders

b)

study of how unconscious things effect behavior

c)

study of mental processes

d)

the combination of biological, psychological, and social viewpoints

18.

study of behavior

a)

personality psychology

b)

behavioral psychology

c)

behaviorism

d)

psychodynamic psychology

19.

biological psychology

a)

the links between biological and psychological processes

b)

the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

c)

the idea that favorable traits will be passed down

d)

study of the evolution of behavior and the mind

20.

how unconscious things affect behavior

a)

psychometrics

b)

unconscious psychology

c)

personality psychology

d)

psychodynamic psychology

21.

The study of how situations and cultures effect behavior

a)

psychometrics

b)

social psychology

c)

behavioral socialism

d)

Social-Cultural psychology

22.

testing effect

a)

enhanced memory after retrieving rather than reading information

b)

pure science that aims to increase knowledge

c)

the tendency to believe you knew something all along

d)

the extent to which two factors vary together

23.

SQ3R

a)

see, Question, read, reveal, recite

b)

survey, question, read, retrieve, review

c)

source, quote, read, write, remember

d)

site, quality, realize, re-learn, repeat

24.

study of the theory and technique of measurements

a)

human factors psychology

b)

applied research

c)

reverse psychology

d)

psychometrics

25.

pure science that aims to increase knowledge

a)

case study

b)

scientific method

c)

Basic research

d)

psyhciatry

26.

the study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout a lifespan

a)

developmental psychology

b)

psychodynamic psychology

c)

educational psychology

d)

humanistic psychology

27.

the study of how psychological processes can effect learning.

a)

developmental psychology

b)

educational psychology

c)

testing effect

d)

behavioral psychology

28.

a subfield that helps with finding jobs and seeking out employee recruitments

a)

personality psychology

b)

industrial - organizational (I/O) psychology

c)

community psychology

d)

descriptive statistics

29.

the study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.

a)

behavioral psychology

b)

social psychology

c)

sociology

d)

socio-behavioral psychology

30.

studies that aim to solve practical problems

a)

clinical psychology

b)

case study

c)

descriptive statistics

d)

applied research

31.

application of psychological concepts to optimize behavior at work

a)

philisophy

b)

psychiatry

c)

industrial - organizational (I/O) psychology

d)

physiology

32.

how people and machines interact, and making machines safe for human use.

a)

mechanical psychology

b)

human factors psychology

c)

industrial - organizational (I/O) psychology

d)

operational definitions

33.

assisting people with living problems

a)

counseling psychology

b)

assisted living

c)

clinical psychology

d)

psychiatry

34.

psychology that studies and treats people with mental disorders

a)

community psychology

b)

correctional psychology

c)

clinical psychology

d)

therapy

35.

branch of medicine that deals with psychological disorders

a)

correctional psychology

b)

clinical psychology

c)

psychiatry

d)

medicinal psychology

36.

psychology that studies how people interact with social environments and how social institutions affect people

a)

socio - cultural psychology

b)

cultural psychology

c)

social psychology

d)

community psychology