Reference no: EM1311056
Question 1: Which of the following is a function of modern-day psychologists?
- Read your thoughts
- Study conformity
- Study the future
Study how the positions of planets influence a person's personality
Question 2: Which of the following is the BEST example of psychology's goal of describing behavior?
a) Giving an interest-inventory (test) at a college counseling center to determine what career or college choices would best suit a student
b) Conducting an experiment to determine if watching violent cartoons increases aggressive behavior in preschoolers
c) Videotaping an intersection with four-way stop signs and measuring the ratio of complete to incomplete stops made by drivers
d) Sending first-time drug offenders to an inpatient treatment program rather than to jail
Question 3: Most practicing psychologists earn degrees in the area of _____.
a) Educational psychology
b) School psychology
c) Clinical psychology
d) Cognitive psychology
Question 4: _____ investigates how mental processes help people adapt to their environment.
a) Structuralism
b) Gestalt
c) Cognitive processing
d) Functionalism
Question 5: Dr. Watson, from the _____ School of psychology, focused on objective, observable behavior rather than on the unconscious.
a) Behaviorism
b) Cognitive
c) Developmental
d) Conditional