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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich professional specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders?personality psychologybiological psychologyclinical psychologydevelopmental psychology
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems is ahealth psychologistpsychiatristdevelopmental psychologistresearch psychologist
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as the "Father of Psychology?"Sigmund FreudWilhelm WundtWilliam JamesJohn Locke
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following mental health careers requires a medical doctorate (MD)?Clinical PsychologyPsychometricsPsychiatryNeuropsychology
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of psychologist would most likely study a subject group from kindergarten to adulthood?Human-FactorsClinicalNeuroDevelopmental
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich branch of psychology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of persons with psychological disabilities?CounselingClinicalCognitivePsychoanalysis
- 7. Multiple ChoiceCarrie is struggling to balance her school, home, and social lives. What type of psychologist would she go to for help?ClinicalCounselingCognitiveHuman Factors
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe patterns of feelings, motives, and behavior that set people apart from one another.TraitEgoPersonalityId
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat makes psychology a science?Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.Psychologists may study the brain.The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe most common type of psychologist is:biologicalsocialexperimentalclinical
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIndustrial/organizational psychologists are most likely to be hired by:businesses interested in maximizing worker productivity.elementary schools to create reading programs to help struggling students.fast-food chains to design an employee-training program.law-enforcement agencies to analyze crime scenes.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?developmentalcognitivesocialhuman-factors
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?clinicalhealthdevelopmentalbiological
- 14. Multiple ChoiceYou can help reduce your anxiety byWorrying about it moreTaking deep breaths to help slow the heart rateHaving an energy drink
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAnxiety in sport can be defined as...Feeling cool, calm and collected before competitionFeelings of nerves of worry before or during a sports performanceA state of physical preparedness prior to sports performance
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe unconscious mind influences everything we do.Biological perspectiveBehavioral perspectiveCognitive perspectivePsychodynamic perspective
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIf a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.Social-cultural perspectiveBehavioral perspectiveBiological perspectivePsychodynamic perspective
- 18. Multiple ChoiceOur behavior is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves.Humanistic perspectivePsychodynamic perspectiveBehavioral perspectiveSocial-cultural perspective
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.Biological perspectivePsychodynamic perspectiveHumanistic perspectiveCognitive perspective
- 20. Multiple Choice"Change your thoughts, change your life."Behavioral perspectiveCognitive perspectiveBiological perspectivePsychodynamic perspective
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Perception, attention, thinking, language, memoryBehavioral perspectiveCognitive perspectiveHumanistic perspectivePsychodynamic perspective - 22. Multiple ChoiceEating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.Social-cultural perspectiveBehavioral perspectiveBiological perspectivePsychodynamic perspective
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?EvolutionaryHumanisticBiochemicalSociocultural
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDr. Y is a cognitive psychologist. She is probably most interested incultural variations in behavior.how people process information.change & consistency in behavior.the causes of psychological disorders.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho is the founder of psychoanalysis?Sigmund FreudAbraham MaslowIvan PavlovB.F. Skinner
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