A. Study of the mind
B. Study of personality and mental illness
C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Psychology is the science of the mind and _____________?
A. Behaviour
B. Control
C. Nervous system
D. None of these - Psychology’s answer to the of whether we are born or made tends to be _____________?
A. we are born.
B. we are made.
C. we are both born and made.
D. neither. - Psychology is: _____________?
A. the study of human origins evolution, and cultures
B. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature.
C. a natural science integrating physiology and neurology
D. the deductive study of forms and functions of human group - The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationship between variables is: _____________?
A. Correlational method
B. Experimental method
C. Naturalistic observation method
D. Participant observer method - An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is: _____________?
A. the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship
B. similar to the correlational method in that causality is determind.
C. that the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences.
D. that it is an informal way to investigate behavior. - Maham told her therapist the reason she wants a divorce from her husband is that he has been unfaithful to her which goal fo psychology does her reasoning represent?
A. Control
B. Describe
C. Predict
D. Explain - Of the following, who is associated with the gestalt school of psychology?
A. Ivan Pavlov
B. B.F. Skinner
C. Max Wertheimer
D. John Watson - Which of the following is considered by the text to be a pseudo-psychology?
A. cognitive psychology
B. behaviorism
C. Gestalt psychology
D. astrology - The study of psychology is most concerned with which field of scientific inquiry?
A. The science to philosophy
B. The science of behaviour and mental processes
C. the science of developmental processes
D. The science of emotional and mental processes - According to many, the founder of modern day psychology and first psychologist’ was: _________?
A. Wundt
B. Fechner
C. Weber
D. Helmholtz
