PSYC 101 EP 3

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Understanding Psychology Quiz

Test your knowledge of fundamental psychological concepts with our engaging quiz designed for psychology enthusiasts and students alike!

Explore topics such as:
- Interventions in mental health
- Behavioral theories
- Theories of learning
- Foundations of psychological research

19 Questions5 MinutesCreated by LearningMind412

"Schizophrenia: An in depth-examinations of an intervention" is a likely title for a research paper written by a(an)_____________

Developmental Psychologists

School Psychologist

Clinical Psychologist

Cognitive Psychologist

Efo predicts that because people who smoke suffer from lung cancer, those who do not smoke will have healthier lungs than those who smoke. This is an example of

Theory

Hypothesis

Operational definitions

None of the above

According to Freud, the unconscious mind contain:

Material that can easily be brought to awareness

Everything we are aware of at a given moment

Repressed memories and emotions

Thoughts, Perceptions and memories

Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?

Blinking in response to a light

Imitating a friend's gesture

Remembering a pleasant experience

Moving both eyes rapidly while sleeping

The following are all schools of psychology except

Biological psychology

Gestalt psychology

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Adds to psychology's knowledge base

Researchers

Applied research

Basic research

Theoretical research

A set of accepted beliefs or organized principles that explains and guide analysis of something is

Research

Theory

Hypothesis

Experiment

The explanations offered by a theory has to be clear enough so that it can be tested to see the extent to which it applies

Skepticism

Objectivity

Accuracy

Testability

Those who conduct research and merge them into a theory are called

Basic researchers

Applied researchers

Proponents

Researchers

We learning by copying others and watching them

Operant learning

Classical learning

Observational learning

Instrumental learning

Which theory initiated the scientific method into psychology

Cognitive

Behavior

Biological

Scientific

Aku's mother tells her she will receive a candy when she washes her clothes every weekend obviously, Aku's mother is using the principle of

Classical Learning

Operant Learning

Social Learning

None of the above

Nature is to___________as Nurture is to ___________

Environment/genes

Conscious/unconscious

Genes/enironment

Unconscious/conscious

Which of the following psychologist was NOT a behaviorists?

Watson

Thorndike

Skinner

Maslow

Which of the following is NOT a character tics of a good theory

Parsimonious

Falsifiable

Common sense

General

Informed consent is typically obtained:

During an experiment

Before an experiment

After an experiment

It is not typical to obtain informed consent

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