Question

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 1

Psychology is the scientific study of:


a person's mental well-being.


mental illness.


behavior and mental processes.


the body processes allowing thought, feeling, and behavior.

Question at position 2
2

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 2

All of the different perspectives in psychology:


attempt to answer specific scientific questions.


allow psychologists to look at psychological issues from different points of view.


look at nature versus nurture.


often discredit change.

Question at position 3
3

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 3

What people need in order to be happy is the concern of a psychologist working in which field?


Cognitive behavioral


Humanistic or positive


Biopsychology


Social cognitive

Question at position 4
4

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 4

How brain chemistry affects how we feel and act is a part of which perspective?


Humanistic and positive psychology


Biopsychology


Cognitive behavioral therapy


Social psychology

Question at position 5
5

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 5

Which question is most important to cognitive and behavioral psychology?


How can people change their thinking and behavior?


How much do parents influence who a child becomes?


How can violent conflicts be prevented?

How does brain chemistry affect how we feel and act?

Question at position 6
6

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 6

The question of how much influence a parent has in who their child becomes is studied by:


clinical psychologists.


social psychologists.


humanistic psychologists.


developmental psychologists.

Question at position 7
7

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 7

Which question is most important to social psychology?


How does brain chemistry affect how we feel and act?


How much do parents influence who a child becomes?


How can people change their thinking and behavior?


How can violent conflicts be prevented?

Question at position 8
8

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 8

A psychologist working in the biopsychological perspective would probably study:


how different groups interact with each other.

how children develop.


the historical roots of psychology.


how brain chemistry relates to depression.

Question at position 9
9

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 9

The nature-nurture question asks whether:


children should be allowed to discover things on their own.


parents are preprogrammed to raise children or must learn how.


children should be nurtured or receive natural consequences.


a person's genes or upbringing are more important.
Question at position 10
10

Multiple Choice
3 points



Question at position 10

The cognitive aspect of cognitive-behavioral therapy is mainly concerned with a person's:


thoughts.


group interactions.


early childhood.


biochemistry.

Answer 1

Here are the suggested answers for each of the multiple-choice questions:

**Question 1:**
Psychology is the scientific study of:
**Answer:** behavior and mental processes.

**Question 2:**
All of the different perspectives in psychology:
**Answer:** allow psychologists to look at psychological issues from different points of view.

**Question 3:**
What people need in order to be happy is the concern of a psychologist working in which field?
**Answer:** Humanistic or positive.

**Question 4:**
How brain chemistry affects how we feel and act is a part of which perspective?
**Answer:** Biopsychology.

**Question 5:**
Which question is most important to cognitive and behavioral psychology?
**Answer:** How can people change their thinking and behavior?

**Question 6:**
The question of how much influence a parent has in who their child becomes is studied by:
**Answer:** developmental psychologists.

**Question 7:**
Which question is most important to social psychology?
**Answer:** How can violent conflicts be prevented?

**Question 8:**
A psychologist working in the biopsychological perspective would probably study:
**Answer:** how brain chemistry relates to depression.

**Question 9:**
The nature-nurture question asks whether:
**Answer:** a person's genes or upbringing are more important.

**Question 10:**
The cognitive aspect of cognitive-behavioral therapy is mainly concerned with a person's:
**Answer:** thoughts.