True / False Questions
1. Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes.
True False
2. "Mental processes" is another way to say someone's thoughts, emotions, perceptions,
reasoning processes, memories, and even the biological activities that maintain bodily
functioning.
True False
3. Psychology is the study of the human mind.
True False
4. Cognitive psychology focuses on how behaviors affect our lives.
True False
5. Cognitive psychology is one of the branches of psychology that has become an entire field in
its own right.
True False
6. Developmental psychology studies how people grow and change from the moment of
conception through death.
True False
,7. A baby producing her first smile, taking her first step, and saying her first word are all
universal milestones that are unique for each person.
True False
,8. Psychologists and psychiatrists both have doctoral degrees and conduct therapy.
True False
9. Phrenology is practiced today as a means to assess intelligence.
True False
10. Seven thousand years ago, people assumed that psychological problems were caused by evil
spirits.
True False
11. Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
12. Psychology can be defined as the
A. scientific study of the mind.
B. scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
C. scientific study of mental illnesses.
D. way to describe events and circumstances.
13. Mental processes are
A. how your brain works.
B. the firing of the synapses in your brain.
C. thoughts, emotions, perceptions, reasoning processes, memories, and biological activities that
maintain bodily functioning.
D. skills, levels, and functioning of your brain.
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1. Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes.
True False
2. "Mental processes" is another way to say someone's thoughts, emotions, perceptions,
reasoning processes, memories, and even the biological activities that maintain bodily
functioning.
True False
3. Psychology is the study of the human mind.
True False
4. Cognitive psychology focuses on how behaviors affect our lives.
True False
5. Cognitive psychology is one of the branches of psychology that has become an entire field in
its own right.
True False
6. Developmental psychology studies how people grow and change from the moment of
conception through death.
True False
,7. A baby producing her first smile, taking her first step, and saying her first word are all
universal milestones that are unique for each person.
True False
,8. Psychologists and psychiatrists both have doctoral degrees and conduct therapy.
True False
9. Phrenology is practiced today as a means to assess intelligence.
True False
10. Seven thousand years ago, people assumed that psychological problems were caused by evil
spirits.
True False
11. Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.
True False
Multiple Choice Questions
12. Psychology can be defined as the
A. scientific study of the mind.
B. scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
C. scientific study of mental illnesses.
D. way to describe events and circumstances.
13. Mental processes are
A. how your brain works.
B. the firing of the synapses in your brain.
C. thoughts, emotions, perceptions, reasoning processes, memories, and biological activities that
maintain bodily functioning.
D. skills, levels, and functioning of your brain.
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