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Intro Psychology Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define: Psychology

a)

The scientific study of mental processes

b)

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes

c)

The scientific study of behavior

2.

Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

Sir Francis Bacon

3.

Which early psychological perspective believed that the mind can be broken up into separate parts like emotions and sensations?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

4.

Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

5.

Who came up with the idea of functionalism, which means that the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

6.

Who was the first woman to earn her PhD in psychology?

a)

Margaret Washburn

b)

Mary Whiton Calkins

7.

This type of psychology says that "The whole is more than the sum of its parts."

a)

Gestalt

b)

Structuralism

c)

Functionalism

d)

Psychodynamic

8.
The first modern psychologist who was interested in the uncounsious minds was
a)
Wilhelm Wundt
b)
Francis Galton
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
Ivan Pavlov
9.

Sigmund Freud was the founder of which approach in psychology?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Cognitive

d)

Humanistic

10.

Which area of psychology is focused on free will and self-actualization?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Cognitive

d)

Humanistic

11.

Which area of psychology is focused on memory, intelligence, perception, thought processes, problem solving, language, and learning?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Cognitive

d)

Humanistic

12.

Which area of psychology is focused on the study of groups, social roles, and rules of social actions and relationships?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Humanistic

c)

Social

d)

Cultural

13.

Which area of psychology is focused on the study of cultural norms, values, and expectations?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Humanistic

c)

Social

d)

Cultural

14.

A psychologist who analyzes observable behavior & studies conditioning & reinforcement is a...

a)
behaviorist
b)
functionalist
c)
structuralist
d)
psychoanalyst
15.

What is the psychological perspective that attributes human and animal behavior to biological events occurring in the body, such as genetic influences, hormones, and activity of the nervous system?

a)

behavioral

b)

evolutionary

c)

psychodynamic

d)

biopsychological

16.

Which area of psychology focuses on behavior as having an adaptive or survival value?

a)

Biopsychological

b)

Behaviorism

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Cultural