WorksheetsIB Psychology Concepts Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does psychology primarily study?
Planets and stars
The mind and behaviour
Historical events
Political systems
Which of the following is an example of bias in research?
Random sampling
Researcher interpreting results to fit their theory
Using large sample sizes
Peer reviewing studies
Social desirability bias happens when…
Participants want to finish quickly
Participants give answers they think look good
Researchers make mistakes
Experiments are too long
Which term refers to variables outside the experiment that may affect results?
Independent variables
Dependent variables
Extraneous variables
Random variables
Why is causality difficult to prove in psychology?
People don’t participate in studies
Human behaviour is influenced by many factors
Statistics are always wrong
There are no experiments in psychology
Which perspective focuses on the role of the brain and genetics?
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Biological
Behavioural economics
Which perspective explains behaviour in terms of memory and thinking?
Biological
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Evolutionary
Which perspective explains behaviour through culture and social groups?
Sociocultural
Biological
Behaviourist
Cognitive
Measurement in psychology includes…
Only numbers and statistics
Both quantitative and qualitative data
Only brain scans
Only lab experiments
Reflexivity in research means…
Always repeating studies
Researchers reflecting on how their own bias may influence the study
Using animals instead of humans
Checking if data is reliable
Which of the following is an example of natural change?
Learning a new language
Adolescence and puberty
Therapy for depression
Government policy change
Which of the following is an example of intervention change?
Growing taller
Therapy to treat anxiety
Natural ageing
Memory decline
Why is responsibility important in psychology research?
To avoid writing long reports
To protect participants from harm
To make experiments faster
To get higher grades
Which of these is a potential harm in publishing sensitive results?
Improving treatment
Causing public distrust
Helping future policies
Sharing knowledge
Who benefits when psychologists publish accurate findings?
The participants only
The public, researchers, and future patients
Just the government
Only the researcher
Which research method is best for finding cause-and-effect?
Survey
Experiment
Observation
Interview
Which of the following is a qualitative research method?
Experiment
Interview
Correlational study
Brain imaging
If participants try to guess the aim of the study and change their behaviour, this is called…
Researcher bias
Demand characteristics
Sampling bias
Confirmation bias
What is the role of concepts in IB Psychology?
They are optional and rarely used
They connect content and contexts across the course
They are only in Paper 3
They are used instead of research methods
Which IB Learner Profile trait is most connected to Responsibility in Psychology?
Inquirer
Principled
Risk-Taker
Communicator
