PSYC 101 TRIAL QUIZ
PSYC 101 Trial Quiz
Test your knowledge of psychology with this engaging PSYC 101 Trial Quiz! This quiz covers important concepts, theories, and historical figures in psychology, making it perfect for students and enthusiasts alike.
Features:
- 30 challenging multiple-choice questions
- Focus on key psychological principles
- Learn about influential psychologists and theories
1. The word “psychology’ comes from:
Greek
Latin
Spanish
Italian
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of:
People and things
mind and behaviour
perception and religion
emotions and beliefs
The scientific approach is more useful at answering questions about ______ than questions about ______.
Facts, values
Ideas, emotions
Values, facts
Emotions, facts
______ is to nature as ______ is to nurture
Environment, genes
Consciousness, unconsciousness
Genes, environment
Accuracy, inaccuracy
The school of psychology whose goal was to identify the basic elements of experience was called:
Dualism
Functionalism
Structuralism
Gestalt
This is the use of psychological principles and theories to overcome problems in life
Basic psychology
Pratical psychology
Industrial psychology
Applied psychology
Studied cultural and linguistic bias in intelligence testing during the 1930s (Sánchez, 1932, 1934
Albert Sidney Beckham
Margaret Floy Washburn
George Sánchez
Kenneth Clark
Psychology is a -
Biological Science
Social science
Natural science
Physical science
Who is the father of Experimental psychology?
Edward Titchener
Wilhelm Wundt
Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Psychophysics is a study of -
Perception illness
Movement perception
Psychological perception or physical stimuli
None of the above
Who defined ‘Psychology’ as the scientific study of activities of organism in relation to its environment?
J.B Watson
Sigmund Freud
William James
Wood Shaw
Kohler is associated with behaviorism
True
False
A researcher conducts an experiment that tests the hypothesis that ‘anxiety has an adverse effect on students’ exam performance’. Which of the following statements is true?
Anxiety is the dependent variable, exam performance is the independent variable.
Anxiety is the dependent variable, students are the independent variable
Anxiety is the independent variable, exam performance is the dependent variable.
Students are the dependent variable, exam performance is the independent variable.
What is an extraneous variable?
A variable that can never be manipulated
A variable that can never be controlled.
A variable that clouds the interpretation of results.
A variable that can never be measured
Informed consent is typically obtained
during an experiment
Before an experiment
After an experiment
It is not typical to obtain informed consent
Which of the following statements is true?
If a finding is reliable it will also be valid
If a finding is reliable it will be important
If a finding is reliable it should be easy to replicate using the same procedures
If a finding is reliable it has been correctly interpreted
Which of the following would not be of interest to a behaviourist?
A person's reaction to a flashing light
Differences in various people's responses to a flashing light.
The cognitive processes associated with reaction to a stimulus.
The impact of a particular stimulus on behaviour.
Theory A explains phenomenon L, phenomenon M and phenomenon N using principles J and K. Theory B explains phenomenon L, phenomenon M, and phenomenon N using only principle K. Theory C explains phenomenon L and phenomenon N using principles J and K. Which of the following statements is true?
Theory C is the most parsimonious
Theory B is the most parsimonious
Theory A and Theory C are equally and most parsimonious
Theory A and Theory B are equally and most parsimonious.
At its most basic, what is parsimony?
The principle that the most complex explanation of a set of data is the most likely to be accurate
The principle that the simplest explanation within a set is the most likely
The principle that all data is somehow related
A garnish often served with fancy entrees
Think about how researchers would investigate the topic of depression. For the fourthgoal, what would be the research question?
What is depression?
Why do people get depressed?
When or where will people get depressed?
How can I reduce depression?
The hypothesis is used to guide the next step in the scientific method,
Collection of data
Drawing conclusions
Analysis of data
Report findings
Whereas the _______ asked what happens when an organism does something; the _____ asked how and why.
Functionalist, behaviourist
Structuralist, functionalist
Functionalist, structuralist
Introspection, functionalist
The Eclectic school of psychology argues that
Drawing from the ideas of other disciplirres can help psychologists ~. Differentiate between good and bad behaviour
Drawing from the ideas of one school of thought provides more specific understanding of behaviou
Drawing on the ideas from all the schools of psychology will help obtain a ‘ A better understanding of behaviour
All of the above are correct
Josephine has crashed her phone and is thinking of calling her boyfriend abroad to send her a new phone. Just when she picks up the phone to make the call, she sees her boyfriend calling. The boyfriend tells her he has been having this feeling that something might have happened to her phone so he has bought a new phone for her. This is an example of
Precognition
Clairvoyance
Telepathy
Phrenology
The term Parapsychology was coined by a philosopher called
John Braudus Watson
Sigmund Freud
Max Wertheimer
Max Dessoir
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Cognitive Psychologist
Clinical Psychologist
Develomental Psychologist
Social Psychologist
One of the assumptions of science is that causation is discoverable. This is the belief that
There are natural causes for things that happen in the world around us
There is consistency in the causes that operate in the natural world
Evidence nom the natural world can be used to learn about those causation
None of the above
William James was
A German Philosopher
An American Philosopher
An Austrian Psychologist
An American Psychologists
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts". This famous quote is attributed to the school of psychology
Structuralism
Gestalt
Behaviourism
Humanistic
Intuition refers to
Hearing some information so often that you begin to believe it is true
Knowledge gained through a feeling or thought that may tum out to be true
Observing things and making deductions from them by putting pieces together
Acquiring knowledge through claims ofcontact with supernatural/paranormal world
"A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy". This statement was used by someone to
Support using animals for psychological research
Point out that animals and humans could equally be used for research
Kick against using animals for psychological research
Show that there is more benefit in humans than animals
Miss Martha and Miss Nancy are both clinical psychologists at the Department of Psychology. Miss Martha believes that if there are simpler methods in accessing an individual’s mental health status, then it should be used. Miss Nancy however, believes that individual’s mental health needs to be assessed in a systematic and complex order. Which principle in psychology supports Miss Martha’s ideology
The principle of social interaction and competition
The principle of motivation and engagement
The principle of emotional states
The principle of parsimony
At what stage in the scientific method does a researcher come up with a specific prediction that can be tested empirically?
Formulate hypothesis
Design a study
Report findings
Drawing conclusions
The section of an experiment that acts as a reference point is known as
Accuracy
Control group
Random assignment
Experimental group
The group of people who disagreed with Freud explained that the ego was the driving force to all behaviors.
True
False
The commitment to accepting finding as accurate only after they have been verified preferably by scientists is known as
Open-mindness
Accuracy
Skepticicsm
Objectivity
All the following are characteristics of the scientific method except
Operationalism
Invariance
Abstraction
Openness
Choose the odd one out
Erik Erikson
Albert Adler
Herman Ebbinghaus
Charles Spurgeon
The key area of specialization for Clinical psychologists is
Study the relationship between physiological processes and behavior.
Study how people grow, develop and change throughout the life span.
Diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.
Diagnosis and treatment of learning and behavioural problems.
Father of psychophysics?
William James
Gustav Fechner
Wilhelm Wundt
Plato
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