Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.

Related Mcqs:

1. Psychologists employ a variety of tools and methods to study human behaviour which of the following methods to psychologists rely on to make systematic observations and draw conclusions about human behaviour.

   A. Speculation and common sense
   B. Generalisation and common sense
   C. Hindsight and experimentation
   D. Controlled Measurement and experimentation

2. One difference between sociology and psychologists is that psychologist study:

   A. Behavior in individuals
   B. biological processes more than psychological processes
   C. Religion, philosophy and epistemology
   D. Animal behavior rather than group behavior

3. In a study of effects of alcohol on driving ability, the control group should driving ability, the control group should be given:

   A. a high dosage of alcohol
   B. one-half the dosage given the experimental group
   C. a driving test before and after drinking alcohol.
   D. no alcohol at all

4. The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?

   A. biology
   B. comparative psychology
   C. environmental psychology
   D. differential psychology

5. Which of the following researchers had a profound impact in developmental psychology despite the limitations of his methodology?

   A. Sigmud Freud
   B. Francis Galton
   C. Jean Piaget
   D. B.F. Skinner

6. The largest area of specialization among psychologists is: _____________?

   A. industrial and organizational
   B. experimental, physiological, and comparative
   C. social and personality
   D. clinical and counseling

7. Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that psychiatrists: ______________?

   A. are physicians with a specialization in abnormal behavior and psychotherapy
   B. are extensively trained in the theories and techniques of sigmund Freud
   C. are generally more eclectic than psychologists
   D. have a masters or Ph.D degree

8. What are all psychologists?

   A. Scientists
   B. Practitioners
   C. Both scientists and practitioners
   D. Either scientist or practitioners

9. Psychologists have concluded that long-term memories fall into. the following two categories?

   A. fact memory and mnemonic
   B. procedural memory and fact memory
   C. semantic memory and fact memory
   D. semantic memory and reintegration memory

10. Comparative psychologists are primarily interested in: ____________?

    A. stimulus-response connections.
    B. animal behavior
    C. the comparison of functional and behavioral psychology.
    D. the comparison of different types of psychotherapy.