The Nature Of Psychology Quiz
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- 1.Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Cognitive psychology focuses on how behaviors affect our lives.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Psychologists and psychiatrists both have doctoral degrees and conduct therapy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Mental processes are
- A.
How your brain works.
- B.
The firing of the synapses in your brain.
- C.
Thoughts, emotions, perceptions, reasoning processes, memories, and biological activities that maintain bodily functions.
- D.
Skills, levels, and functioning of your brain.
- 5.The goal of psychologists is to
- A.
Describe human behavior and mental processes
- B.
Predict human behavior and mental processes.
- C.
Explain human behavior and mental processes.
- D.
Improve human behavior and mental processes.
- E.
All of the above.
- 6.Which of the subfields in psychology focus on how the brain and the nervous system determine behavior?
- A.
Behavioral Neuroscience
- B.
Experimental Psychology
- C.
Clinical Psychology
- D.
Counseling Psychology
- 7.Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world?
- A.
Behavioral Neuroscience
- B.
Clinical Psychology
- C.
Counseling Psychology
- D.
Experimental Psychology
- 8.Which of the following fields in psychology focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language?
- A.
Cognitive Psychology
- B.
Counseling Psychology
- C.
Clinical Psychology
- D.
Experimental Psychology
- 9.Which of the following fields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?
- A.
Cognitive Psychology
- B.
Developmental Psychology
- C.
Experimental Psychology
- D.
Counseling Psychology
- 10.Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate on person from another?
- A.
Cognitive Psychology
- B.
Experimental Psychology
- C.
Developmental Psychology
- D.
Personality Psychology
- 11.Which of the following subfields in psychology deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders?
- A.
Cognitive Psychology
- B.
Clinical Psychology
- C.
Experimental Psychology
- D.
Counseling Psychology
- 12.Which of the following focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems?
- A.
Cognitive Psychology
- B.
Clinical Psychology
- C.
Experimental Psychology
- D.
Counseling Psychology
- 13.Which of the following applies psychology to the criminal justice system and legal issues?
- A.
Cognitive
- B.
Forensic
- C.
Counseling
- D.
Clinical
- 14.Which of the following studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others?
- A.
Cognitive
- B.
Forensic
- C.
Social
- D.
Clinical
- 15.Which of the following investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups?
- A.
Cross-Cultural
- B.
Diversity
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Forensic
- 16.Which of the following considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors?
- A.
Diversity
- B.
Cross-Cultural
- C.
Evolutionary
- D.
Cognitive
- 17.The field of psychology is
- A.
A limited area of study that becomes narrower each year.
- B.
A broad field of study that encompasses many different subfields.
- C.
Static and unchanging.
- D.
Only focused on the mentally ill.
- 18.Exploring the fundamental mental components of perception, consciousness, thinking, emotions, and other kinds of mental states and activities defines which theory?
- A.
Structuralism
- B.
Psychodynamics
- C.
Functionalism
- D.
Introspection
- 19.The five basic perspectives that comprise psychological theory are
- A.
Neuroscience, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Humanistic.
- B.
Experimental, Gestalt, Introspection, Structuralism, and Functionalism.
- C.
Psychoanalysis, Gestalt, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Functionalism.
- D.
Humanistic, Existential, Cognitive, Behavioral, and Introspection.
- 20.Which perspective argues that behavior is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which we have little awareness or control?
- A.
Neuroscience
- B.
Psychodynamic
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Behavioral
- 21.Which perspective suggests that the field should focus on observable behavior that can be measured objectively?
- A.
Neuroscience
- B.
Psychodynamic
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Behavioral
- 22.Which perspective focuses on how people think, understand, and know about the world?
- A.
Neuroscience
- B.
Psyodynamic
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Behavioral
- 23.Which perspective suggests that all individuals strive to grow, develop, and be in control of their lives and behaviors?
- A.
Psychodynamic
- B.
Humanistic
- C.
Cognitive
- D.
Behavioral
- 24.Meditation typically consists of a mantra: a sound, a word, or a syllable that is repeated over and over.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Nicotine is a stimulant that is highly addictive and activates neural mechanics similar to those activated by cocaine.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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