WorksheetsPsychology Perspectives and Subfields
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which perspective presumes that biological factors such as genes, hormones, and brain systems affect behavior?
Cognitive Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Biological Perspective
Humanistic Perspective
Which perspective focuses on how people take in, mentally represent, and store information?
Behavioral Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Evolutionary Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which perspective, founded by Freud, sees constant unconscious conflicts as the main determinant of behavior?
Humanistic Perspective
Behavioral Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Which perspective sees each person’s unique perceptions of the world as guiding their thoughts and actions?
Humanistic Perspective
Evolutionary Perspective
Biological Perspective
Behavioral Perspective
Which perspective, founded by Watson and Skinner, focuses entirely on observable behaviors and how these behaviors are learned?
Cognitive Perspective
Behavioral Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Evolutionary Perspective
Which perspective emphasizes how behaviors emerge as generation-to-generation adaptations help organisms survive in their environments?
Evolutionary Perspective
Humanistic Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Biological Perspective
What do cognitive psychologists study?
The relationship between biological structure and function and behavior
Basic mental processes and their relationships to behavior
The impact of unconscious conflicts on behavior
Observable behaviors and how they are learned
What do biological psychologists study?
How people take in and store information
How biological structure and function affect behavior and mental processes
How behaviors are learned through observation
How unique perceptions guide thoughts and actions
Which type of psychologist studies individuality and the uniqueness of each person?
Developmental Psychologists
Clinical Psychologists
Personality Psychologists
Social Psychologists
What do Developmental Psychologists study?
The ways people influence one another
Changes in behavior and mental processes over the lifespan
Statistical methods to describe, analyze, and interpret data
Learning disabilities and student achievement
Which psychologists use statistical methods to describe, analyze, and interpret data?
Quantitative Psychologists
Educational Psychologists
Clinical Psychologists
School Psychologists
Who provides therapy for behavior disorders and may study the causes of disorders?
Social Psychologists
Clinical Psychologists
Developmental Psychologists
Personality Psychologists
Which type of psychologist conducts research and develops theories about teaching and learning?
School Psychologists
Quantitative Psychologists
Educational Psychologists
Social Psychologists
What is the specialization of School Psychologists?
What do Social Psychologists study?
The ways people influence one another
The uniqueness of each person
Statistical methods to describe, analyze, and interpret data
The causes of behavior disorders
