WorksheetsPsychology Midterm Practice - 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which approach in psychology emphasizes personal growth and human potential?
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Behavioral
Cognitive
Jean Piaget is known for his work in:
Personality psychology
Cognitive development in children
Motivation and emotion
Social psychology
Erik Erikson focused on psychosocial stages of development throughout the lifespan.
True
False
A researcher manipulates one variable to see its effect on another. This is an example of:
Survey
Experiment
Correlation
Case study
Which of the following is an advantage of using surveys?
Can gather data from many people quickly
Provides causal relationships
Eliminates bias entirely
Requires no planning
Color psychology suggests that blue can:
Increase energy
Promote calmness and relaxation
Make people hungry
Increase aggression
Freud’s theory emphasized the role of:
Genetics in intelligence
Unconscious motives and conflicts
Observational learning
Chemical imbalances
Behaviorism ignores mental processes and focuses only on observable behavior.
True
False
Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
A dog salivates at the sound of a bell
A student studies hard to earn praise from a teacher
A child observes their parent cooking
Dreaming about school
During which stage does object permanence develop?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Which term refers to the emotional bond between infants and caregivers?
Attachment
Temperament
Conditioning
Reinforcement
Adolescents typically experience increased risk-taking due to brain development.
True
False
What is a common challenge for older adults?
Language acquisition
Memory decline and slower cognitive processing
Learning to walk
Developing basic trust
Dreams often involve:
Problem-solving, emotions, and memories
Only memories
Only visual images
Only auditory experiences
Hypnosis has been shown to:
Make people do things against their will
Reduce pain and increase focus
Increase aggressive behavior
Always erase memory
Extrinsic motivation is driven by:
Internal satisfaction
External rewards or pressures
Biological needs only
Random chance
Emotions can influence decision-making and attention.
True
False
Which personality type is often described as outgoing, energetic, and sociable?
Introvert
Extrovert
Neurotic
Psychotic
A person with antisocial tendencies might:
Avoid harming others
Disregard social rules and the rights of others
Seek emotional support
Prefer solitude for study
In social psychology, obedience refers to:
Voluntary helping
Following orders from an authority figure
Cooperating with friends
Ignoring rules
A classic study on obedience was conducted by:
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Stanley Milgram
Albert Bandura
Groupthink occurs when the desire for harmony in a group leads to poor decision-making.
True
False
Peer pressure is an example of:
Cognitive development
Social influence
Motivation
Dream analysis
Situational application: A person sees someone drop their wallet. They pick it up and return it, even though no one is watching. This is an example of:
Altruism
Aggression
Obedience
Conformity
Social facilitation improves performance on simple tasks when others are present.
True
False
