Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 What Is Psychology Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. Freud was committed to all of the following, EXCEPT .....
2. What did Noam Chomsky believe psychology needed to incorporate into its focus in order to fully understand human behavior?
3. Which school of psychology, founded by Sigmund Freud in the 1890s and still present today, focuses on the 'unconscious' mind and the interpretation of conflicts, wishes, fears, and impulses?
4. A statement that attempts to explain why things are the way they are and why they happen as they do:
5. Perspective of psychology that emphasizes the influence of biology on behavioral
6. What is the pratice of observing people and animals in their natural enviornment.
7. Wrote the first modern psychology textbook
8. What is the first step in the scientific method?
9. Brielle is working to increase the productivity of employees during the holiday season at the retail store she is employed by. She is most likely what type of psychologist?
10. Who is know as the father of psychology?
11. What's the difference between philosopchical and scientific psychology?
12. ..... PSYCHOLOGY IS CONCERNED WITH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
13. Sociology focuses on
14. Research in biopsychology can include the study of ..... (development of the nervous system).
15. Arthur's mom has been recently diagnosed with cancer. She is extremely worried and anxious about her treatment. Who do you think Arthur can seek help from to help her get over her fears?
16. Which approach to psychology focuses on the mind's different structures of consciousness?
17. This theory is all about the unconscious, sex, aggression, and conflict.
18. During the Middle Ages, most Europeans believed that psychological problems were caused by .....
19. Which of the following is the best definition of the science of psychology?
20. The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively.
21. ..... are concerned with helping students learn, they generally focus on course planning & instructional methods for an entire school system rather than on designing a program of study for an individual students.
22. What are Factors that are measured or controlled in a scientific study
23. Ivan Pavlov used this animal for his experiment of classical conditioning
24. First book of Social Psychology was published by .....
25. Who created the first psychology lab and where in the 1800s?
26. Research in biopsychology can include the study of plasticity of the ..... system.
27. The German word Gestalt means 'form' or 'configuration'.
28. The method of learning that stresses examining one's own thoughts and feelings is
29. Nature refers to
30. Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?
31. Rapid eye movement is associated with dreaming
32. Which psychologist is associated with the development of the psychodynamic approach?
33. Group given treatment
34. Cognitive activities that can't be directly observed
35. Which approach to psychology focuses on the links between biology and psychology?
36. Which psychological perspective is like a scientist with a clipboard, focusing only on behaviors that can be seen, recorded, and measured?
37. How do you test a hypothesis?
38. Which view of behavior stresses early childhood and the unconscious mind?
39. This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
40. What is a sample in research?
41. According to Maslow, self-actualization is the first need that must be met before any other needs.
42. ..... psychologists help prepare achievement tests, while ..... psychologists administer these tests.
43. The largest organization of professional psychologists is the .....
44. New discipline which studies the role played by the mind in strengthening the immune system
45. Who is associated with Psychoanalytic Theory?
46. Which aspect of human life are developmental psychologists most focused on, as they study the changes that occur from childhood to old age?
47. Which ancient Greek philosopher suggested a research method still used in psychology?
48. Theorists from the Humanist school of thought would strongly disagree with which statement?
49. What is the main function of the mind?
50. Imagine you're attending a psychology class that dives deep into how different cultures, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background shape behavior. Which contemporary approach is your class using?
51. This form of psychology was started by three German psychologists and was not as influential in the US. This form of psychology deals with the fact that although a sensory experience can be broken down into individual parts, how those parts relate to each other as a whole is often what the individual responds to in perception.
52. The Freudian approach to psychotherapy emphasizing the exploration of unconscious using free association, dream interpretation, resistances, and transference to uncover unconscious conflicts is called .....
53. What is the origin of psychology?
54. Group not given treatment
55. Which psychological perspective emphasizes the role of mental processes such as memory, perception, and thinking in understanding behavior?
56. Both variables increase together
57. Sigmund Freud is the "father" of psychology.
58. What term refers to mental processes such as thinking, remembering, and problem-solving?
59. What is modern psychology primarily the study of?
60. What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?