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This is a brief quiz on the basics of psychology! Take this quiz and score a full to show you know everything about psychology!

Questions and Answers

1.

What is one goal of Gestalt therapy?
- A.
  
  Client Develop Awareness In The Here And Now
- B.
  
  Client Correcting Faulty Information
- C.
  
  Client Replacing One Behavior For Another
- D.
  
  Client Reliving Painful Experiences
Correct Answer
A. Client Develop Awareness In The Here And Now
2.

Your son does not like broccoli. You tell him that he has to eat it before going out to play. This is an example of?
- A.
  
  Child Abuse
- B.
  
  Premack Principle
- C.
  
  Response Cost
- D.
  
  Shaping
Correct Answer
B. Premack Principle
3.

Which of the following personality disorders is found in the DSM-III but was taken out of the DSM-IV?
- A.
  
  Dependent
- B.
  
  Schizoid
- C.
  
  Schizotypal
- D.
  
  Passive/Aggressive
Correct Answer
D. Passive/Aggressive
4.

A therapist instructs the client to engage in the behavior or symptom he or she seeks relief from. This is an example of?
- A.
  
  Paradoxical Intervention
- B.
  
  Stress Inoculation
- C.
  
  Modeling
- D.
  
  Stimulus Control
Correct Answer
A. Paradoxical Intervention
5.

Which of the following is not one of Virginia Satir's defense stances in coping with stress?
- A.
  
  Differentiating
- B.
  
  Placating
- C.
  
  Blaming
- D.
  
  Being Irrelevant
Correct Answer
A. Differentiating
6.

Which technique is most true in person centered therapy?
- A.
  
  Therapist Should Be Judgmental At All Times
- B.
  
  Techniques Therapists Use Are Less Important Than His/Her Attitudes
- C.
  
  The Skills That Therapists Possess Are More Important Than His/Her Attitudes Toward The Client
- D.
  
  Therapist Should Direct The Session When The Client Is Silent
Correct Answer
B. Techniques Therapists Use Are Less Important Than His/Her Attitudes
7.

Existential Therapy places emphasis on what?
- A.
  
  Working Through The Transference Relationship
- B.
  
  Teaching Clients Cognitive Coping Skills
- C.
  
  Uncovering Early Childhood Traumatic Events
- D.
  
  The Quality Of The Client/Therapist Relationship
Correct Answer
D. The Quality Of The Client/Therapist Relationship
8.

Which is the correct sequence of human experiencing from an Adlerian perspective?
- A.
  
  First We Feel, Then We Act, Then We Think
- B.
  
  First We Feel, Then We Think, Then We Act
- C.
  
  First We Act, Then We Feel, Then We Think
- D.
  
  First We Think, Then We Feel, Then We Act
Correct Answer
D. First We Think, Then We Feel, Then We Act
9.

How many times more often do civilian traumas cause stress disorders as opposed to combat traumas?
- A.
  
  8 Times
- B.
  
  6 Times
- C.
  
  10 Times
- D.
  
  12 Times
Correct Answer
C. 10 Times
10.

In 1949 an article in the New York Times deemed which procedure a near miracle?
- A.
  
  Lobotomy
- B.
  
  Psychoanalysis
- C.
  
  Sterilization
- D.
  
  Electroshock Therapy
Correct Answer
A. Lobotomy
11.

In which year was electroshock therapy first used on a human patient?
- A.
  
  1977
- B.
  
  1938
- C.
  
  1968
- D.
  
  1912
Correct Answer
B. 1938
12.

In which defense mechanism does a person adopt the opposite behavior of the impulses they fear to face?
- A.
  
  Projection
- B.
  
  Displacement
- C.
  
  Sublimation
- D.
  
  Reaction Formation
Correct Answer
D. Reaction Formation
13.

Pavlov's famous experiment with dogs originally set out to discover secrets of what?
- A.
  
  Reflexes
- B.
  
  The Digestive System
- C.
  
  Canine Taste Preferences
- D.
  
  Conditioning Methods
Correct Answer
B. The Digestive System
14.

Suicides become much more common at what age than any earlier age?
- A.
  
  18
- B.
  
  14
- C.
  
  24
- D.
  
  12
Correct Answer
B. 14
15.

The American Psychological Association was founded in what year?
- A.
  
  1904
- B.
  
  1892
- C.
  
  1875
- D.
  
  1911
Correct Answer
B. 1892

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Interesting Quiz On Psychology

What is one goal of Gestalt therapy?

Your son does not like broccoli. You tell him that he has to eat it before going out to play. This is an example of?

Which of the following personality disorders is found in the DSM-III but was taken out of the DSM-IV?

A therapist instructs the client to engage in the behavior or symptom he or she seeks relief from. This is an example of?

Which of the following is not one of Virginia Satir's defense stances in coping with stress?

Which technique is most true in person centered therapy?

Existential Therapy places emphasis on what?

Which is the correct sequence of human experiencing from an Adlerian perspective?

How many times more often do civilian traumas cause stress disorders as opposed to combat traumas?

In 1949 an article in the New York Times deemed which procedure a near miracle?

In which year was electroshock therapy first used on a human patient?

In which defense mechanism does a person adopt the opposite behavior of the impulses they fear to face?

Pavlov's famous experiment with dogs originally set out to discover secrets of what?

Suicides become much more common at what age than any earlier age?

The American Psychological Association was founded in what year?