Psychology Mid-Term
Part I Multiple Choice (25 Questions at 2 points each for a total of 50 points)
Directions:
There are 25 questions on Part I of the test. Each question is followed by four choices, numbered 1–4. Read each question carefully. Decide which word or expression, of those given, best completes the statement or answers the question. Mark your answer by circling your response.
1. An assumption about behavior tested through scientific research is?
1. cognitive
2. theory
3. hypothesis
4. psychology
2. Psychology involves the study of behavior in
1. animals only
2. humans only
3. animals and humans
4. animals, humans, and plants
3. A general approach to gathering information and answering questions that minimizes errors and bias 1. psychology 2. scientific method 3. introspection 4. theory
4. The first modern psychologist who was primarily interested in understanding the unconscious mind was
1. Wilhelm Wundt
2. Sir Francis Galton
3. Sigmund Freud
4. Ivan Pavlov
5.
A frequency distribution shows how often a particular observation occurs. How many students watched three or more hours of television the night before the quiz?
1. 15 2. 4 3. 2 4. 6
6. Cognitivist, such as Jean Piaget, concerns themselves with the way in which information is
1. processed, stored and used
2. encoded, decoded, and used
3. developed and processed
4. created and stored
7. A psychologist who analyzes observable behavior and studies conditioning and reinforcement
1. Behaviorist
2. Functionalist
3. Structuralist
4. Psychobiologist
8. A persons behavior usually develops as a result of?
1. attitudes only
2. heredity only
3. environment only
4. both heredity and environment
9. Before pushing an infant to master new skills, parents should wait until the