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WorksheetsIntroduction to Psychology
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 9mins
Choose the best answer:
Psychology is defined as .....
This approach to psychology focuses on how we process, store, and use information.
Biological
Sociobiological
Cognitive
Behaviorial
Psychoanalytical
This approach examines how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with our environment.
Cross-Cultural Approach
Biological Approach
Sociobiological Approach
Humanistic Approach
Behavioral Approach
This approach is based on the belief that childhood experiences greatly influence the development of later personality traits and psychological problems.
Social Learning Theory
Psychodynamic Approach
Biological Approach
Behavioral Approach
Cognitive Approach
This approach analyses how we learn new behaviors or modify existing ones, depending on whether events in the environment offer rewards or punishments.
Behaviourism
Pscyhodynamic
Humanistic
Cognitive
Biological
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
William James
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
Carl Rogers
Which approach deals with behavior that can only be observed?
(a)
Freud suggested there are three (3) parts to human personality. What are these three parts? Tick all the correct answers.
The ID
The unconscious mind
The ego
The super ego
What type of approach is interested in why we might copy other people's behaviour?
Social Learning Theory
Choose the best answer:
The " Nurture" aspect of behavior focuses on
Genetic traits that shape behavior
How the environment influences human behavior
How parenting styles affect behavior
An imbalance of hormones can contribute to low mood - this belief is part of which approach?
(a)
Receiving a reward when a certain desirable behaviour is performed is called ..................... ...............................
(a)
When a certain undesired consequence is to be avoided by performing a particular behaviour, this is known as .................................. ...................................
(a)
Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiment studied which type of behaviour?
(a)
Use your knowledge and understanding of the Cognitive approach to come up with an explanation of what the image stands for (clue: what is our mind being compared to?)
(a)
........................... refers to whether an experiment or research study actually measures what it claims to be measuring
Generalisability
Reliability
Validity
Ethics
An investigation/experiment is said have ................................ if the results are similar each time the experiment is carried out using the same design, same procedures and same measurements.
generalisability
reliability
validity
ethics
If the sample of participants is representative of the population, an experiment is said to have ....................................
generalisability
reliability
validity
ethics
.............................. refers to the correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research
Generalisability
Reliability
Validity
Ethics
Write down as many ethics as you can think of.
Tick all the points which are 'nurture'.
the way/manner in which we are raised
surrounding culture
our accent
the life experiences you have
what you learn in class/from books or the internet
Is academic success due to nature or nurture? Cast your vote.
Nature
Nurture
