68 questions
Which psychologist focused his work on operant conditioning
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
William James
Who is considered the father of Psychology
William Brown
Jerome Bruner
Jean Piaget
Wilhelm Wundt
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Biology
Chemistry
Psychology
Sociology
Which psychologist was known for study with dogs
James Bruner
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
What invention helped teach rats how to release treats
Piaget Box
Mouse Trap
Skinner Box
Bruner Box
A stimulus presented after a response that increases the probability of that response happening again
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement
Who is credited with creating functionalism?
Sir Francis Bacon
Edward Titchener
William James
G. Stanley Hall
Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empricism
What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empricism
What theory states that all knowledge should be collected through the senses/observation/experimentation?
empiricism
structuralism
functionalism
introspection
What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empiricism
who is the father of psychoanalysis
sigmund
skinnner
pavlov
gutherie
What is the most important stage in the hierarchy of needs according to Maslow?
Self-Esteem
Love and Belonging
Self-Actualization
Safety and Security
What stage of needs on the hierarchy are the most basic? Necessary for survival!
Love and Belonging
Safety and Security
Physical
Self-Actualization
What is the second level of the hierarchy?
love and belonging
self-esteem
safety and security
physical needs
What is an example of a safety and security need?
a home
family
food
sleep
What is the third stage of the hierarchy?
love and belonging
self-esteem
safety and security
physical needs
What is an example of love and belonging?
Accomplishing your biggest dreams
Showing and receiving affection
Feeling proud of yourself
Drinking water
What is the fourth stage of the hierarchy?
Love and belonging
Self-esteem
Safety and security
Self-actualization
Which of the following could help boost someone's self-esteem?
Getting good grades
Eating fries
Sleeping
Wearing seat belts in the car
The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.
Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.
Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.
Each participant in Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority tested their willingness to:
abandon their trust of machines
disobey their personal conscience
ignore their technical expertise
push their tolerance for pain
Why was Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority so controversial?
Stanley Milgram was not actually a scientist, but rather a sadist
one of the people being shocked had a heart attack and died
the participants were asked to shock people
the participants were paid a lot of money to take part in the experiment
Milgram found that nearly___________ of his participants were willing to deliver what they believed to be lethal shocks to another person, simply because they were instructed to do so by an authority figure
1/2
1/3
2/3
3/4
What method of psychology did Carl Rogers create?
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Group Therapy
Which of the following can be a negative thing about the Humanistic approach?
It focuses on the whole of the client
It focuses on the client's experiences
It is extremely positive when regarding human behavior
It is supportive of people with mental and physical disabilities
Carl Rogers followed which psychological approach?
Behaviourism
Humanism
Biological
Psychoanalytical
What was JB Watson's field of psychology?
Cognitive behavioral
Solution-focused brief
Behaviorism
Humanism
Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed?
critical thinking
use of the scientific method
critical evaluation of sources of information
all of the above
Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________.
essence
soul
behavior
love
Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in ________.
biology
physics
philosopy
chemistry
Which theorist would have been most likely to agree with this statement: Perceptual phenomena are best understood as a combination of their components.
William James
Max Wertheimer
Carl Rogers
Noam Chomsky
Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and ________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems.
structuralism
functionalism
Gestalt
unconditional positive regard
A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
social
clinical
health
biological
An individual’s consistent pattern of thought and behavior is known as a(n) ________.
psychosexual stage
object permanence
personality
perception
A researcher interested in what factors make an employee best suited for a given job would most likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist.
personality
clinical
social
I-O
If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.
bachelor of science
bachelor of art
master’s
PhD
The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills.
PhD
PsyD
postdoctoral training program
dissertation
Which of the following degrees would be the minimum required to teach psychology courses in high school?
PhD
PsyD
master’s degree
bachelor’s degree
One would need at least a(n) ________ degree to serve as a school psychologist.
associates
bachelors
masters
doctoral
Which of the following are the correct order of Jean Piaget’s cognitive development?
Sensorimotor Stage, Pre-operational Stage, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations
Pre-operational Stage, Sensorimotor Stage, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations
Concrete Operations, Formal Operations, Sensorimotor Stage, Pre-operational Stage
Pre-operational Stage, Concrete Operations, Sensorimotor Stage, Formal Operations
Pavlov was most noted for his work with
Behaviorism
Classic Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Developmental Psychology
Which psychologist believed that all of our actions were either to avoid punishment or gain reinforcement and studied in the field of behaviorism?
Pavlov
Piaget
William James
John B. Watson
A psychologist who uses the following diagram in their study is more like to be studying what type of psychology?
Social Psychology
Personality Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Max Wertheimer and other German scientists believed that 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. They were known as what?
Psychoanalytic Psychologist
Cognitive Psychologist
Gestalt Psychologist
Functionalist
Which of the following is not part of the hierarchy of needs?
Safety
Belonging/love
Self-actualization
Attention
This is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all people.
Behaviorism
Humanism
Introspection
Functionalism
Behavior is strengthened when it’s followed by a reinforcer or diminished when followed by a punishment. This is known as
Operant Conditioning
Classic Conditioning
Behaviorism
Functionalism
A form of learning whereby a conditioned stimulus (CS) becomes associated with an unrelated unconditioned stimulus (US) in order to produce a behavioral response known as a conditioned response (CR).
Operant Conditioning
Classic Conditioning
Behaviorism
Functionalism
The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes is known as
Introspection
Behaviorism
Cognition
Psychoanalysis
Wilhelm Wundt is considered the father of psychology and was most known for breaking down consciousness into different parts, such as thoughts, feelings, sights & sounds. This became known as
Functionalism
Structuralism
Psychoanalysis
Behaviorism
This psychologist believed human behavior is the result of the interactions among three component parts of the mind: the id, ego, and superego.
Pavlov
Skinner
Watson
Freud
This refers to the process of thinking. It is the identification of knowledge, of understanding it and perceiving it.
Behavior
Introspection
Cognition
Psychoanalysis