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Psychology quiz 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

a)

Sociocultural

b)

Behavioral

c)

Biological

d)

Psychodynamic

2.

Which perspective would agree with the following: "Change your thoughts, change your life"?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Cognitive

c)

Biological

d)

Psychodynamic

3.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
4.
This theory of psychology believes that we can reinvent ourselves and all have the potential to start over again.  
a)
psychoanalytic
b)
humanist 
c)
cognitive
d)
behaviorist
5.
A psychologist that uses ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status influence our behavior. 
a)
behaviorist
b)
humanist
c)
socio-cultural psychology
d)
psychoanalyst
6.

Psychology is the study of...

a)

mental activity and behavior

b)

emotions and disease

c)

Central and Peripheral Nervous System

d)

thinking and knowledge

7.
Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.
a)
Psychodymanic perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Biological perspective
8.

Examines how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with the environment to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and other traits and abilities.

a)

Biological Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Behavioral Approach

d)

Pyschoanalytic Approach

9.

Studies how ideas, such as adaptation and natural selection, explain human behavior.

a)

Evolutionary Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Behavioral Approach

d)

Psychoanalytic Approach

10.

Discrimination is prejudice in ___________

a)

force

b)

action

c)

harmful

d)

judgement

11.

An extreme form of prejudice that is not just judging unfairly, but assumes one's own race or ethnicity is superior.

a)

Discrimination

b)

Racism

c)

Stereotype

d)

Assumption

12.

To make assumptions or have a generalised belief about a particular type of person is known as what?

a)

Stereotype

b)

Discrimination

c)

Prejudice

13.

_____ is an unfavourable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason about someone.

a)

Stereotype

b)

Discrimination

c)

Prejudice

14.

Extroverts are _________ by time with other people.

a)

Energized

b)

Exhausted

c)

Happy

15.

Introverts are _________ by time with other people.

a)

Energized

b)

Exhausted

c)

Happy