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Introduction to Psychological Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Psychology?

a)

The scientific study of mental health and illness

b)

The scientific study of the mind and behavior

c)

The scientific study of how to intuitively understand others

d)

The scientific study of the brain and body

2.

What perspective or approach to psychology focuses on the body, especially the brain and nervous system (Behavioral, Evolutionary, Biological, Social, Psychodynamic etc.)

(a)  

3.

What is a Psychologist?

a)

An individual who treats mental health

b)

A professional who practices psychology

c)

An individual who practices psychiatry

d)

A professional who treats psychopathology

4.

Which psychological perspective emphasizes personal growth and self-fulfillment?

a)

Biological

b)

Humanistic

c)

Evolutionary

d)

Sociocultural

5.

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.)

a)

Evolutionary

b)

Biological

c)

Cognitive

d)

Sociocultural

6.

Choose the 4 main goals of the study of Psychology

a)

Describing behaviors

b)

Explaining behaviors

c)

Predicting behaviors

d)

Manipulating behaviors

e)

Changing behaviors

7.

How many major approaches or perspectives in Psychology are there?

a)

5 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, evolutionary, and sociocultural)

b)

7 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural)

c)

8 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, evolutionary, sociocultural, and psychosomatic)

d)

6 (biological, behavioral, psychodynamic, cognitive, evolutionary, and sociocultural)

8.

Other approaches in Psychology include...

2 lines
9.

Which approach in Psychology focuses on the influence of unconscious drives and conflicts?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Cognitive

d)

Humanistic

10.

What is the primary focus of the Behavioral approach in Psychology?

a)

Exploring unconscious motives

b)

Understanding cultural influences

c)

Observing and measuring behavior

d)

Studying the brain's structure

11.

Method of intense study of just one individual:

a)

Naturalistic Observation

b)

Experimental Study

c)

Case Study

d)

Survey

12.

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

a)

A.independent; dependent

b)

B.first; second

c)

C.dependent; independent

d)

D.research; results

13.

A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.

a)

Controlled observation

b)

Naturalistic observation

14.
This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
a)
Case Study
b)
Survey
c)
Observational
d)
Correlational
e)
Experiments
15.

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

Social-cultural

c)

Behavioral

d)

Biological

16.
This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).
a)
Experiments
b)
Case Study
c)
Survey
d)
Observational
e)
Correlational
17.

If I want to gather how all students are feeling about remote learning so far, which method would make the most sense?

a)

Experimental

b)

Naturalistic observation

c)

Case study

d)

Survey

18.

In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.

a)

Experimental group

b)

Control group

19.

This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:

a)

Full sampling

b)

Double-blind placebo experiment

c)

Random sampling

d)

Naturalistic study

20.

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

a)

Evolutionary Approach

b)

Cognitive Approach

c)

Behavioral Approach

d)

Psychoanalytic Approach