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WorksheetsIntroduction to Psychological Science
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is Psychology?
The scientific study of mental health and illness
The scientific study of the mind and behavior
The scientific study of how to intuitively understand others
The scientific study of the brain and body
What perspective or approach to psychology focuses on the body, especially the brain and nervous system (Behavioral, Evolutionary, Biological, Social, Psychodynamic etc.)
(a)
What is a Psychologist?
An individual who treats mental health
A professional who practices psychology
An individual who practices psychiatry
A professional who treats psychopathology
Which psychological perspective emphasizes personal growth and self-fulfillment?
Biological
Humanistic
Evolutionary
Sociocultural
The perspective or approach to Psychology that "emphasizes the mental processes involved in knowing and thinking, such as...attention, perception, memory, language" (Behavioral, Evolutionary, Biological, Social, Psychodynamic etc.)
Evolutionary
Biological
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Choose the 4 main goals of the study of Psychology
Describing behaviors
Explaining behaviors
Predicting behaviors
Manipulating behaviors
Changing behaviors
How many major approaches or perspectives in Psychology are there?
5 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, evolutionary, and sociocultural)
7 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural)
8 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, sociocultural, and psychosomatic)
6 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural)
Other approaches in Psychology include...
Which approach in Psychology focuses on the influence of unconscious drives and conflicts?
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Humanistic
What is the primary focus of the Behavioral approach in Psychology?
Exploring unconscious motives
Understanding cultural influences
Observing and measuring behavior
Studying the brain's structure
Method of intense study of just one individual:
Naturalistic Observation
Experimental Study
Case Study
Survey
In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.
A.independent; dependent
B.first; second
C.dependent; independent
D.research; results
A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.
Controlled observation
Naturalistic observation
Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?
Psychodynamic
Social-cultural
Behavioral
Biological
If I want to gather how all students are feeling about remote learning so far, which method would make the most sense?
Experimental
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Survey
In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.
Experimental group
Control group
This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:
Full sampling
Double-blind placebo experiment
Random sampling
Naturalistic study
Studies how ideas, such as adaptation and natural selection, explain human behavior.
Evolutionary Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Psychoanalytic Approach
