Chapter 1
Psychology Concepts Quiz
Test your knowledge of psychological theories and principles with our engaging quiz! Whether you are a student, educator, or simply a psychology enthusiast, this quiz is designed to challenge your understanding and deepen your insights.
Join us to explore key topics, including:
- Paradigms in psychology
- Empirical testing of propositions
- Theories of learning and personality
- Introspection and self-examination
A paradigm is a term used by Kuhn to describe
A theoretical viewpoint or perspective shared by many researchers.
A false assumption or idea shared by many researchers
A belief that all psychological functions are learned
A belief that all psychological functions are genetically inherited
Belief that all human functioning is god given
The stipulation that scientific propositions must be capable of objective, empirical testing that is available to any interested person
Principle of parsimony
Principle of heuristics
Principle of functional autonomy
Principle of verification
Principle of synchronicity
The belief that knowledge can be gained only by thinking, deducing or inferring is known as
Empiricism
Rationalism
Nativism
Hedonism
Parsimony
A theory's ability to generate new ideas and information from other people is known as
Functional autonomy of theory
Parsimonious function of theory
Epistemology of the theory
Heuristic function of theory
Affability of the theory
A nativist claims that important attributes such as intelligence are
Largely learned during upbringing
Largely genetically determined
Generally impossible to measure and study
Largely determined by maternal child bonding during the critical 5th year of life
Of no importance in the study of personality
Future oriented behavior is often referred to as being
Hedonistic
Teleologic
Heuristic
Mechanistic
Philanthropic
Intensive study of the individual is referred to as
Heuristic research
Nomothetic research
Teleopathic research
Idiographic
Ipsilateral
People whose lives involve largely the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain
Philanthropist
Mechanists
Hedonists
Heurists
Constructivists
One old method for self-examination where the subjects direct their thoughts inward to discover truths about self was referred to as
Introspection
Counterperversion
Extroversion
Submersion
Countercathexis
Theory that most strongly supports or endorses the role of the unconscious in personality functioning
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive-behavioral
Trait
Genetic-biological
Humanistic-existential
Theoretical perspective most stronly supports or endorses the role of learning history and environmental contingencies in personality functioning
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive behavioral
Trait
Genetic biological
Humanistic-existnetial
Theoretical perspective most strongly refutes the notion that human behavior is determined bu internal.external forces
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive behavioral
Trait
Genetic biological
Humanistic existnetial
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