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    1. The document contains a multiple choice quiz with 30 questions testing knowledge of key concepts in psychology. The questions cover topics such as research methods, theories and approaches, subfields of psychology, and important figures. 2. The questions assess understanding of concepts like independent and dependent variables in experiments, goals of prediction and explanation in research, and perspectives like psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive approaches. 3. The quiz tests knowledge of different types of psychologists and fields like clinical, counseling, developmental and health psychology, as well as early influential figures like Wundt and James and approaches like functionalism, behaviorism and psychoanalysis.

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    1. The document contains a multiple choice quiz with 30 questions testing knowledge of key concepts in psychology. The questions cover topics such as research methods, theories and approaches, subfields of psychology, and important figures. 2. The questions assess understanding of concepts like independent and dependent variables in experiments, goals of prediction and explanation in research, and perspectives like psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive approaches. 3. The quiz tests knowledge of different types of psychologists and fields like clinical, counseling, developmental and health psychology, as well as early influential figures like Wundt and James and approaches like functionalism, behaviorism and psychoanalysis.

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    1. The document contains a multiple choice quiz with 30 questions testing knowledge of key concepts in psychology. The questions cover topics such as research methods, theories and approaches, subfields of psychology, and important figures. 2. The questions assess understanding of concepts like independent and dependent variables in experiments, goals of prediction and explanation in research, and perspectives like psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive approaches. 3. The quiz tests knowledge of different types of psychologists and fields like clinical, counseling, developmental and health psychology, as well as early influential figures like Wundt and James and approaches like functionalism, behaviorism and psychoanalysis.

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    1. The document contains a multiple choice quiz with 30 questions testing knowledge of key concepts in psychology. The questions cover topics such as research methods, theories and approaches, subfields of psychology, and important figures. 2. The questions assess understanding of concepts like independent and dependent variables in experiments, goals of prediction and explanation in research, and perspectives like psychodynamic, behavioral, and cognitive approaches. 3. The quiz tests knowledge of different types of psychologists and fields like clinical, counseling, developmental and health psychology, as well as early influential figures like Wundt and James and approaches like functionalism, behaviorism and psychoanalysis.

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    5 marks/question):
    1. In scientific research, the process of naming and classifying.
    A. Prediction
    B. Control
    C. Description
    D. Understanding
    2. The attempt to explain behavior in terms of underlying biological principles.
    A. Humanism
    B. Biological perspective
    C. Self-actualization
    D. Cognitive perspective
    3. A psychologist who specializes in the treatment of psychological and behavioral
    disturbances or who does research on such disturbances.
    A. Counselling psychologist
    B. Biological perspective
    C. Counselor
    D. Clinical psychologist
    4. In an experiment, the condition being investigated as a possible cause of some behavior
    change.
    A. Independent variable
    B. Extraneous variables
    C. Dependent variable
    D. intervening variable
    5. An ability to accurately forecast behavior.
    A. Prediction
    B. Control
    C. Description
    D. Understanding
    6. Psychology is:
    A. a natural science integrating physiology and neurology
    B. the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups
    C. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature
    D. the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures

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    7. The psychologist seeking to discover why sociopaths repeat destructive behavior is
    pursuing the scientific goal of:
    A. understanding
    B. prediction
    C. control
    D. description
    8. Of the following, who used introspection as a scientific technique for investigating
    consciousness?
    A. John Watson
    B. B.F. Skinner
    C. Ivan Pavlov
    D. Wilhelm Wundt
    9. The psychoanalytic school of thought emphasizes the role of ________ in development.
    A. unconscious impulses, desires, and conflicts
    B. subjective experiences, potentials, and ideals
    C. external rewards and punishments
    D. physiology, genetics, biochemistry, and evolution
    10. In an experiment to study the effects of fertilizer on plants, the amount of fertilizer used
    on each plant would be:
    A. the dependent variable
    B. an irrelevant variable
    C. an extraneous variable
    D. the independent variable
    11. In an experiment on the effects of hunger on the reading scores of elementary school
    children, the intelligence of the students in this study would be the:
    A. dependent variable
    B. intervening variable
    C. control variable
    D. independent variable
    12. In the definition of psychology, mental processes mean:
    A. Internal, covert processes
    B. Unconscious processes
    C. Outward or overt actions and reactions
    D. Only human nature

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    13. Dr. Flora designs an experiment for studying lab rats' reaction to energy drinks in relation
    to problem-solving. Dr. Flora is most interested in the goal of:
    A. Description
    B. Explanation
    C. Prediction
    D. Control
    14. Which perspective would a researcher be taking if she were studying a client's early
    childhood experiences and his resulting developing self?
    A. Psychodynamic
    B. Cognitive
    C. Behavioral
    D. Evolutionary
    15. Which of the following professionals in psychology has no medical training but has a
    doctoral degree?
    A. Psychiatrist
    B. Psychiatric Nurse
    C. Psychiatric Social Worker
    D. Psychologist
    16. The greatest advantage of using a case study is that:
    A. Researchers can gather data from large groups of people
    B. There is a tremendous amount of detail that can be gathered
    C. It can be helpful in forming a hypothesis that can later be tested
    D. It uses animals instead of humans and therefore does not endanger the subjects
    17. In the definition of psychology, the term behavior means:
    A. Internal, covert processes
    B. Outward behavior
    C. Overt actions and reactions
    D. Only animal behavior
    18. A psychologist is interested in finding out why married couples seemingly begin to look
    like each other after several years of marriage. This psychologist is most interested in the goal
    of:
    A. Description
    B. Explanation
    C. Prediction

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    D. Control
    19. Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis focused on:
    A. Observable behavior
    B. Gestalt perceptions
    C. Introspection
    D. Early childhood experiences
    20. Which perspective is often referred to as the "third force" in psychology and focuses on a
    person's freedom of choice in determining their behavior?
    A. Biopsychological perspective
    B. Behaviorism
    C. Cognitive psychology
    D. Humanism
    21. Dr. Rosa identifies herself with the largest subfield of psychology. What kind of
    psychologist is she?
    A. Counseling
    B. Social Psychology
    C. Developmental Psychology
    D. Clinical Psychology
    22. How mental abilities allow people to adapt to environments
    A. Structuralism
    B. Behaviorism
    C. Functionalism
    D. Psychoanalysis
    23. field of psychology that concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological
    disorders
    A. Health Psychology
    B. Clinical Psychology
    C. Social Psychology
    D. Developmental Psychology
    24. What do we call the branch of psychology concerned with how our social and mental
    situations influence our health?
    A. Health psychology
    B. Psychoanalysis
    C. Health therapy

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    D. Psychotherapy
    25. Which field of psychology would attribute behavior to a person's genes?
    A. biological psychology
    B. behavioral psychology
    C. cognitive psychology
    D. humanistic psychology
    26. How did Wilhelm Wundt and William James change the study of human behavior?
    A. They looked at it from a scientific point of view
    B. They applied the principles of functionalism to its study
    C. They looked at it from a philosophical point of view
    D. They applied humanist principles to its study
    27. The field that studies the role of psychology in the development of physical health
    problems is:
    A. Psychology
    B. Health Psychology
    C. Illness Psychology
    D. Delinquent Behavior
    28. The main advantage of a survey is that:
    A. Only a small number of subjects need to be accessed
    B. A large amount of data can be gathered
    C. The chance of experimenter error is removed
    D. Subjects will not know if they are part of a control or experimental group
    29. it uses the scientific method to carefully observe and analyze its theories
    A. Science
    B. cognitive psychology
    C. Frequency distributions
    D. Social Learning Theory
    30. are what we do because we learned to respond to specific events in the environment
    A. Stability vs Change
    B. Introspection
    C. Control group
    D. Voluntary acts

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