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Psychology Module 1-3

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The idea that knowledge comes from experience, and that observation and experimentation enable scientific knowledge.

a)

Empiricism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Structuralism

d)

Behaviorism

2.

The study of how psychological processes affect and can enhance teaching and learning

a)

Humanistic psychology

b)

Counseling psychology

c)

Educational Psychology

d)

Behavioral psychology

3.

The scientific study of observable behavior and its explanation by principles of learning,

a)

Biological psychology

b)

Evoulutionary psychology

c)

Social psychology

d)

Behavioral psychology

4.

The study of individuals characteristic patterns of thinking , feeling, and acting.

a)

Personality Psychology

b)

Developmental Psychology

c)

Psychodramatic Psychology

d)

Behavioral Psychology

5.

A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats peaple with psychological disorders.

a)

Biological Psychology

b)

Counseling Psychology

c)

Humanistic Psychology

d)

Clinical Psychology

6.

A branch of psychology that studies how people interact with their social enviroments.

a)

Biological Psychology

b)

Human Factors Psychology

c)

Community Psychology

d)

Counseling Psychology

7.

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

a)

Humanistic Psychology

b)

Behavioral Psychology

c)

Social Psychology

d)

Counseling Psychology

8.

A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living.

a)

Social Psychology

b)

Counseling Psychology

c)

Biological Psychology

d)

Community Psychology

9.

A field of psychology allied with I/O psychology that explores how people and machines interact.

a)

Community Psychology

b)

Industrial Organizational Psychology

c)

Clinical Psychology

d)

Human Factors Psychology

10.

The application of psychological concepts and methods to optimizing human behavior in workplaces.

a)

Evolutionary Psychology

b)

Human Factors Psychology

c)

Community Psychology

d)

Industrial Organzational Psychology

11.

A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change.

a)

Developmental Psychology

b)

Biological Psychology

c)

Behavioral Psychology

d)

Evolutionary Psychology

12.

The scientific study of the links between biological and psychological processes.

a)

Cognitive Psychology

b)

Biological Psychology

c)

Behavioral Psychology

d)

Evolutionary Psychology

13.

How the Natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes.

a)

Cognitive Psychology

b)

Evolutionary Psychology

c)

Positive Psychology

d)

Behavioral Psychology

14.

An integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological and social-cultural view points

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Biopsychosocial Approach

d)

Empriscism

15.

The scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strength and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.

a)

Personality Psychology

b)

Positive Psychology

c)

Social Psychology

d)

Behavioral Psychology

16.

How behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts.

a)

Developmental Psychology

b)

Evolutionary Psychology

c)

Cognitive Psychology

d)

Psychodramatic Psychology

17.

The study of mental processes, such as occur when we perceive, learn, remember, think, communicate, and solve problems.

a)

Cognitive Psychology

b)

Social Psychology

c)

Behavioral Psychology

d)

Personality Psychology

18.

An early school of thought promoted by Wendt and Titchenr used introspection to reveal the structure of the human mind.

a)

Empiricism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Structuralism

19.

The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies without reference to mental processes.

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Structuralism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Empiricism

20.

An early school of thought promoted b James and influenced by Darwin; explored how mental and behavioral processes function and how they enable the organism to adopt survive and flourish.

a)

Structuralism

b)

Empiricism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Behaviorism

21.

Historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential

a)

Cognitive Psychology

b)

Humanistic Psychology

c)

Biological Psychology

d)

Social Psychology

22.

Exploring behavior and thinking with experiments.

a)

Experimental Psychologists

b)

Psychometrics

c)

Testing Effect

d)

Psychiatry

23.

The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Nurture v Nature

c)

Testing Effect

d)

Psychiatry

24.

The principle that inherited traits that better enable an organism to survive and reproduce

a)

Testing Effect

b)

Pschometrics

c)

Nature V Nature

d)

Natural Selection

25.

How behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures.

a)

Social Cultural

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Psychometrics

d)

Testing Effect

26.

The scientific study of the measurement of human abilities attitudes, and traits.

a)

Basic Research

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Psychometrics

d)

Cognitive neuroscience

27.

The interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition. Including perception, thinking, memory, and language.

a)

Psychiatry

b)

Psychometrics

c)

Cognitive Neuroscience

d)

Testing Effects

28.

A branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders practiced by physicians who are licensed to provide medical.

a)

Psychometrics

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Basic Research

d)

Cognitive Neuroscience

29.

Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply, rereading, information.

a)

Basic Research

b)

Levels of Analysis

c)

Psychometrics

d)

Testing Effect

30.

Pure Science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.

a)

Basic Research

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Testing Effect

31.

Structuralism is a school of thought promoted by which two psychologists?

a)

Freud & Wundt

b)

Wundt & Titchener

c)

Rogers & Watson

d)

Titchener & Darwin

32.

Functionalism was promoted by who and influence by who?

a)

Promoted by Wundt influenced by Darwin

b)

Promoted by Whiton influenced by James

c)

Promoted by Rogers influenced by Parlor

d)

Promoted by James Influenced by Darwin

33.

Establish the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig Germany and greatly influenced Structuralism

a)

Edward Titchener

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

G.Stanley Hall

34.

Used introspection to search for the mind's structural elements also greatly promoted Structuralism.

a)

Sigmund Frued

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

Charles Darwin.

d)

Iran Parlor

35.

Humanistic psychologist that found both behaviorism and Freudian psychology too limiting. Focused mor eon potential for growth.

a)

John b Watson

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

B.F Skinner

36.

The first woman to receive a psychology PHD. She also synthesized animal behavior research in the Animal Mind.

a)

Margaret Floy Washburn

b)

Mary Whiton Calkins

c)

Dorotha Dix

d)

Jean Piget

37.

Argued that natural selection shapes behaviors as well as bodies.

a)

John.B Watson

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

William James

d)

Iran Parlor

38.

Became a pioneering, memory, researcher, and the first women to be president of the APA.

a)

Margaret Floy Washburn

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Mary Whiton Calkins

d)

Dorotha Dix

39.

A philosopher psychologist that thought it would be more fruitful to consider the evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings.

a)

William James

b)

Ivan Parlor

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Abraham Maslow

40.

The controversial ideas of this famed personality theorist and therapist have influenced humanity's self understanding.

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

G.Stanley Hall

c)

Ivan Parlor

d)

Sigmund Frued

41.

The Last centuries most influential obse4rver of children was a Swiss biologist.

a)

B.F Skinner

b)

Sigmund Frued

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

42.

Went on to establish the first U.S psychology laboratory at John Hopkins University.

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Carl Rogers

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

G.Stanley Hall

43.

Known as a pioneer who led the way to humane treatment of those with psychological disorders.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Mary Whiton Calkins

d)

John B Watson

44.

This leading behaviorist rejected introspection and studied how consequences shape behavior.

a)

B.F Skinner

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Ivan Parlor

d)

John B Watson

45.

Championed psychology as the scientific study of behavior. Including a controversial study showing fear could be learned.

a)

John B Watson

b)

Abraham Maslow.

c)

B.F Skinner

d)

William James

46.

Worked with Carl Rogers and found both behaviorism and Freudian psychology too limiting and focused on growth potential.

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Willian Hanes

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Carl Rogers

47.

What is psychology

a)

The study of social and clinical processes

b)

The study of cognitive and learning processes

c)

The study of mental and perception processes

d)

The study of behavior and mental processes