The goals of psychology are to: __________?

Related Mcqs:

1. All of the following are goals of psychology EXCEPT:

   A. Evaluate
   B. Describe
   C. Control
   D. Predict

2. The best definition of psychology is the __________?

   A. Study of the mind
   B. Study of personality and mental illness
   C. Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
   D. None of these

3. Behaviorism helped make psychology a __________?

   A. fad
   B. science
   C. specialty
   D. hoax

4. The world “Psychology” comes from the ______________?

   A. Greek
   B. Latin
   C. Arabic
   D. German

5. 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

6. who is considered the “father of psychology” ?

   A. Ebbinghaus
   B. Freud
   C. Wundt
   D. Pavlov

7. 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

8. Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because:

   A. they overlap with other fields, such as law and business.
   B. of ethical considerations
   C. advanced technology that measures brain waves is not available.
   D. of a lack interest in human behavior.

9. Which area in psychology would most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?

   A. social
   B. comparative
   C. physiological
   D. school

10. One of the reasons to study psychology is:______________?

    A. to understand the human mind and how it works
    B. to learn how to manipulate other
    C. to completely understand and predict human behavior
    D. to have the answers to all of life’ss