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Kohlberg's Theory Of Moral Development! Trivia Questions Quiz

Quiz 7_________________________________________________________________________

Questions: 23 | Attempts: 210 | Last updated: Jun 10, 2019

Sample Question
The United Nations tribunal argued that Nazis had committed

Immoral acts

11,100 murders

Crimes against disadvantaged groups

Crimes against humanity

Expe-bma-pmet

Experimental Psychology, Statistics, Psychometrics

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 210 | Last updated: Jan 15, 2013

Sample Question
The types of statistics used in the behavioral sciences are:

Descriptive and inferential

Descriptive and correlational

Inferential and correlational

All of the above

Psy3041- Quiz 3

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 208 | Last updated: Jun 18, 2015

Sample Question
Q1. For Jean Piaget, the process of cognitive development is thought to occur

A. solely through maturation

B. solely through learning

C. solely through motivation

D. none of these

Psychology Chapter 4

Psychology in action (9th edition) (huffman)chapter 4 questions

Questions: 40 | Attempts: 207 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
______ starts at the "bottom" with raw sensory data that are sent "up" to the brain for higher leve analysis.

Perception

Bottom-up processing

Sensation

Integration

Psychology Test 1

This first test will cover the first packet of lecture materials

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 202 | Last updated: Jan 9, 2013

Sample Question
Gestalt is a word that means

Configuration

Cooperation

Contemplation

Constitution

None of the above

Psychology Chapters 3-7

Psychology Quiz to help memorize for midterm

Questions: 27 | Attempts: 201 | Last updated: Dec 11, 2012

Sample Question
Where are the rods and cones found?

Iris

Lens

Retina

Pupil

Fovea

Psychology 202

First psychology study guide

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 195 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012

Sample Question
Who founded Gestalt psychology (a psychologcal approach that emphasizes that we of ten perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts)?

Jean-Marie Charcot

Max Wertheimer

Jean Piaget

Pierre Janet

Review Quiz: Emotional And Behavioral Disorders! Trivia Facts

Select the correct answer for each question.

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 187 | Last updated: Jun 11, 2019

Sample Question
Name an assessment for students with emotional or behavior disorders.

Functional Behavior Assessment

Direct Observation

Both A & B

Ultimate Sampling Methods Quiz !!!! (psychology)

This quiz id designed to test if you know the 5 psychology sampling methods. DO YOU ????

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 187 | Last updated: Jan 7, 2013

Sample Question
~Sampling technique most used by psychology students.Taking the sample from people who are available at the time.Pro: Easy to doCon:

Random

Opportunity

Stratified

Snowball

Self Select

Simile, Metaphor Or Personification Test Part I

Read the statement and identify whether it is an example of a simile, metaphor or personification.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 185 | Last updated: Feb 8, 2018

Sample Question
Jenny cooked the candy too long. When she took it out of the oven it was hard as a rock.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Easy Psychology

This is a mix between "You are a Maroon Ocelot" and "You profrontal cortex reveals your inner feelings" I promise that You will learn more about yourself. Try it!

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 182 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

Psychology Chapter Outlines Quiz

Psych 100 exam

Questions: 40 | Attempts: 180 | Last updated: Jan 14, 2019

Sample Question
In your text, psychology is defined as the

Scientific study of the mind

Empirical study of conscious and unconscious forces

Study of mind and behavior

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Psy3041- Quiz 2

Have you been studying? It’s time to find out if it was enough, as we delve into this exam on psychology – which looks at the science of behaviour and mind in this multifaceted discipline. How many can you get right?

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 163 | Last updated: Nov 9, 2017

Sample Question
Q1. You are interested in developing a test for social adjustment in a college fraternity or sorority. You begin by interviewing persons who had graduated from college after having been a member of a fraternity or sorority for at least 2 years. Which stage of test development BEST describes the stage you are in?

A. the test-tryout stage

B. the pilot work stage

C. the test construction stage

D. none of these

Psychology 101: The Brain

This is a quiz to test your knowledge about the basic anatomy and physiology of the human brain.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 157 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

Psychology Test 4 Preparation Chapter 12

This is a quick quiz on basic terms we have to know for the test. Good luck.

Questions: 18 | Attempts: 154 | Last updated: Dec 14, 2012

Sample Question
The branch of psychology that studies how people think, feel, and behave in social situations.

Social psychology

Social influence

Social cognition

Person perception

Social norms

Psychology 121 - Chapter 15

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 153 | Last updated: Feb 15, 2013

Sample Question
If 100 adults were randomly selected from the population and assessed, about how many of them would meet the diagnostic criteria for a psychological disorder?

5

10

20

40

Psy3041- Quiz 4

This is probably the most important quiz as it regards the code of ethics. Good luck!

Questions: 21 | Attempts: 150 | Last updated: Jun 18, 2015

Sample Question
Q1. As used in Chapter 15, the term pattern analysis refers to

A. a tool for evaluating eye-to-brain visual perception ability

B. a pattern of test responses indicative of neuropsychological deficit

C. a neuropsychological tool of assessment that entails feeling textures

D. none of these

Psychology Chapter 1

Quiz of terms in Chapter 1

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 148 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012

Sample Question
Psychology

Using change methods to assign participants to experimental or control conditions, thus minimizing the possibility of biases or preexisting differences in the groups.

Research conducted to advance scientific knowledge. (Most Research Done is Basic)

Scientific study of behanior and mental processes

Emphasizes free will, self-actualization, and human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking.

Scientific study in which the researcher observes or measures (without directly manipulating) two or more variables to find the relationships between them.

Psychology Chapter 3

Psychology chapter 3 quizpsychology in action 9th ed. (huffman)

Questions: 40 | Attempts: 148 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
According to your text, stress is _______.

A nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it

The arousal to situations or events we perceive as threatening or challenging

Both of these options

None of these options

Psychology: Memory Ch.6 + Learning Ch.7 Quiz

Quiz covers material in the book chapter 6 and chapter 7. Fill in the BEST answer from your notes for each question below.

Questions: 34 | Attempts: 143 | Last updated: Jan 21, 2013

Sample Question
What contains the information a person wants to remember more than just briefly?

Long-term memory

Short-term memory

Psychic memory

Amnesiatic memory

Psy3041- Quiz 5

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 135 | Last updated: Jun 19, 2015

Sample Question
Q1. Aptitude tests measure

A. the cognitive abilities that intelligence tests measure

B. learning that has occurred as a result of exposure to a relatively defined learning experience

C. learning that has occurred informally through life experiences

D. learning that has occurred through formal structured input

Cri1104 Psychology Of Criminal Behaviour Exam Prep

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 133 | Last updated: Jan 18, 2013

Sample Question
Which of the following is NOT a biological explanation for behaviour?

Physiological

Moral reasoning

Evolutionary

Ontogenetic

IB Psychology Learning Perspective Quiz -4-

This is a psychology learning perspective quiz. Enjoy.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 133 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
What is not a main assumption of the learning perspective in psychology?

Empiricism

Parsimony

Ecological Conservation

Determinism

Psychology: Chapter 1 (student Quiz Questions)

Quiz created by the 2010-2011 A.P. Psychology classPhilip G. Zimbardo

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 131 | Last updated: Jan 17, 2013

Sample Question
Who was the founder of Psychoanalysis?

Max Wertheimer

William Wundt

John Watson

Sigmund Freud

It's All About Psychology Quiz

These are questions from various Psychology chapters. This quiz is created to help me study for my final exam. This is the True and False section.

Questions: 43 | Attempts: 121 | Last updated: Jun 15, 2017

Sample Question
PSYCHOLOGY is considered a field that scientifically studies humans.

TRUE

FALSE

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