Psychology Test: 50 Questions and Answers
Basic Concepts
What is psychology?
Answer: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Who is considered the father of psychology?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt.
What does 'cognition' refer to in psychology?
Answer: Mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
What is behaviorism?
Answer: A theory that focuses on observable behaviors, dismissing internal mental states.
What is introspection?
Answer: The examination of ones own conscious thoughts and feelings.
Which psychologist is associated with classical conditioning?
Answer: Ivan Pavlov.
What is operant conditioning?
Answer: Learning through rewards and punishments (B.F. Skinner).
What is the main focus of humanistic psychology?
Answer: Personal growth and self-actualization.
What does the biological perspective in psychology study?
Answer: The influence of biology (brain, genes, hormones) on behavior.
What is the role of neurotransmitters?
Answer: They are chemicals that transmit messages between neurons.
Developmental Psychology
Who developed the theory of cognitive development?
Answer: Jean Piaget.
What are the four stages of Piagets cognitive development?
Answer: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational.
What is Erik Erikson known for?
Answer: His psychosocial stages of development.
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Basic Concepts
What is psychology?
Answer: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Who is considered the father of psychology?
Answer: Wilhelm Wundt.
What does 'cognition' refer to in psychology?
Answer: Mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
What is behaviorism?
Answer: A theory that focuses on observable behaviors, dismissing internal mental states.
What is introspection?
Answer: The examination of ones own conscious thoughts and feelings.
Which psychologist is associated with classical conditioning?
Answer: Ivan Pavlov.
What is operant conditioning?
Answer: Learning through rewards and punishments (B.F. Skinner).
What is the main focus of humanistic psychology?
Answer: Personal growth and self-actualization.
What does the biological perspective in psychology study?
Answer: The influence of biology (brain, genes, hormones) on behavior.
What is the role of neurotransmitters?
Answer: They are chemicals that transmit messages between neurons.
Developmental Psychology
Who developed the theory of cognitive development?
Answer: Jean Piaget.
What are the four stages of Piagets cognitive development?
Answer: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational.
What is Erik Erikson known for?
Answer: His psychosocial stages of development.
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