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A psychology quiz to test knowledge of the origins of psychology, Wundt & introspecrion
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1
If a behaviour has a genetic basis, which of these would show the greater concordance rate?
Dizygotic twins
Fraternal twins
Non-identical twins
Monozygotic twins
2
Which of the following statements does not apply to introspection?
Developed by Wundt
Emphasises the influence of the unconscious mind
First systematic experimental approach in Psychology
Involves recording own conscious thoughts
3
Which of the following are not used by cognitive neuroscientists?
fMRI scans
PET scans
Computer-generated models
ECG
4
Which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?
The rat obtaining a food pellet when it presses the lever
The rat receving food every 10th time it presses the lever
The rat getting an electric shock when it presses the lever
The rat avoiding an electric shock when it presses the lever
5
What was John Watson's main criticism of Introspection?
The methods used were not standardised
The methods used were not controlled
It was not possible to replicate the methods used
It is subjective as focusses on private mental processes
6
Which of the following is a real life application of operant conditioning?
Flooding
Token economy
Systematic desensitisation
Aversion therapy
7
Which of these psychological approaches is based in empiricism?
Humanist approach
Behaviourist approach
Cognitive approach
Psychodynamic approach
8
Which of the following is not an area studied by cognitive psychologists?
Emotion
Problem solving
Perception
Memory
9
Which of the following statements about the cognitive approach is false?
They are able to study internal mental processes directly
It studies how internal mental processes affect behaviour
It has contributed to the field of Artificial Intelligence
Based on soft determinism as says we think before we respond
10
Which of the following is the correct definition of a schema?
A cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret info
A long term memory store for personal events
A structure of interconnected neurons in the brain
A representation of behaviour
11
Which of the following is the best description of what cognitive neuroscientists study?
The effects of brain damage
How the brain is structured
The influence of brain structure on mental processes
Whether behavioural characteristics are inherited
12
Which of the following methods are not used by biological psychologists?
Twin studies
Family studies
fMRI scans
Psychoanalysis
13
Which theoretical model is often used by the cognitive approach?
Information processing model
Evolutionary mode
Fight or flight model
Iceberg model
14
A person's phenotype refers to what?
Their genetic make-up
Their DNA
Their brain structure
The physical expression of a person's genes
15
Which of the following statements about behaviourism is false?
It brought the methods of natural sciences into psychology
Said psychology should only study what could be observed
It focuses on the scientific processes involved in learning
It was also interested in studying private mental processes
16
Which of the following approaches in psychology is viewed as non-scientific?
Cognitive
Biological
Behaviourist
Humanist
17
In Pavlov's research, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
Food
Dog
Bell
Salivation
18
Which behaviourist approach assumes learning occurs due to association?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning Theory
Trial and error learning
19
Which of the following is not an assumption of the biological approach?
The mind lives in the brain
Studying brain structure & function can explain behaviour
Everything psychological is first biological
Mental processes are separate from the physical brain
20
Out of these approaches, which is the earliest in the history of Psychology?
Psychodynamic approach
Cognitive approach
Humanistic approach
Social Learning Theory
