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Psychology and Culture Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to Psychodynamic Psychology, what heavily influences our behavior and decision making?

a)

Unconscious

b)

Environment

c)

Culture

d)

Biology

2.

 The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is known as

a)
psychology
b)
biology
c)

self-actualization

d)

philosophy

3.

People who share distinguishing attributes, beliefs, values, and/or norms that set them apart in some significant manner from the dominant culture form a

a)

subculture.

b)

counterculture.

c)

multiculture.

d)

culture.

4.

An alternative cultural model within a society that expresses different views about the way that society should be organized is a/an

a)

resistance movement.

b)

counterculture

c)

alternative lifestyle.

d)

subculture.

5.

6. These are rules or standards and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members.

a)

A. Belief

b)

B. Language

c)

C. Norm

d)

D. Values

6.

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group

a)

Artifacts

b)

Culture

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Hieroglyphics

7.
The "Id" is defined as which part of your human personality?
a)
Based on morals and judgments about  right and wrong 
b)
Dealing with reality
c)
Needing to look good
d)
Meeting basic needs
8.

A hungry baby crying until he was fed is an example of what?

a)

Superego

b)

Id

c)

Ego

d)

Freud

9.
This personality type tries  to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world. It deals with the reality.
a)
Selfie
b)
Id
c)
Superego
d)
Ego
10.

Sarah knew that she could steal the supplies from work and no one would know about it. However, she knew that stealing was wrong, so she decided not to take anything even though she would probably never get caught.

What is this an example of?

a)

Superego

b)

Ego

c)

Dishonesty

d)

Id

11.
Who developed a  psychoanalytic personality theory which involved the id, ego and superego?
a)
B.F. Skinner
b)
Erik Erikson
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
William Golding
12.

An attempt to justify one’s actions with an excuse rather than by admitting one’s failure or mistake?

a)

Denial

b)

Repression

c)

Regression

d)

Rationalization

13.

Retreating to an earlier time that seems less threatening and requires less responsibility?

a)

Regression

b)

Rationalization

c)

Repression

d)

Compensation

14.

norms that lack moral significance

a)

formal sanctions

b)

mores

c)

folkways

d)

taboos

15.

rules of behavior that bring punishment when they are violated

a)

folkways

b)

mores

c)

values

d)

deep culture

16.

In the US, most people believe that every child is entitled to an education. This is an example of . . .

a)

subculture

b)

instinct

c)

value

d)

folkways

17.

Compared to folkways and mores, laws are

a)

only enforced with informal punishments.

b)

enforced by any member of a group.

c)

formally defined and enforced by officials.

d)

more serious than mores but less folkways.

18.
Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Humanism
d)
Evolutionary
19.

Reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development

a)

Repression

b)

Regression

c)

Projection

d)

Displacement

20.
Soldiers exposed to traumatic experiences in concentration camps during wartime sometimes had amnesia and were unable to recall any part of their ordeal.
a)
Regression
b)
Rationalization
c)
Intellectualization
d)
Repression
21.
Attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others and not yourself
a)
sublimation
b)
projection
c)
rationalization
d)
reaction formation
22.

It consists of the aspects of attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, customs, and tastes that define the people of any society. It is also referred to as the culture of the people.

a)

Culture

b)

Religion

c)

Popular Culture

d)

Beliefs

23.

The culture typically associated with the elite or a small group with in a society is:

a)

Low Culture

b)

High Culture

c)

Subculture

d)

Counterculture

24.

rules of behavior that bring punishment when they are violated

a)

folkways

b)

mores

c)

values

d)

deep culture

25.

norms that lack moral significance

a)

formal sanctions

b)

mores

c)

folkways

d)

taboos

26.

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

a)

Psychiatry

b)

Psychology

c)

Behavior

d)

Science

27.

Who developed the psychoanalytic theory which involved the id, ego and superego?

a)

BF Skinner

b)

Erik Erikson

c)

Lev Vygotsky

d)

Sigmund Freud

28.

Personality is best defined as an individual's

a)

characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

b)

most noticeable characteristics.

c)

biologically inherited temperament.

d)

hidden thoughts and emotions.