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Example Question #321 : History And Research
Which psychological perspective does not consider inner mental and emotional states as key aspects of the study of human psychology?
Behaviorism
Social-cognitive
Humanist
Psychoanalysis
Phemenological
Behaviorism
Behaviorism believes that psychology can only be accurately studied through the analysis of objective and quantifiable actions and behaviors conducted by a chosen population. While there is, of course, a wide spectrum of behaviorist thinker who consider inner emotional states to various degrees, in the strictest sense behaviorism studies behaviors and actions exclusively
Example Question #12 : Subdisciplines And Approaches
A middle school has been facing a long pattern of bullying. The district has decided to work with psychologists to help control the problem. Which of the choices is the kind of specialization that would most likley be beneficial for the situation?
Comparitive Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Community Psychology
Community Psychology
Community psychology focuses on studying the interaction between people and their social environments and how social institutions influence individuals and groups. In this scenario, a community psychologist would observe how the school or area promotes bullying. A community psychologist strives to understand the connection between individuals' contexts with regards to the wider society. By doing so, they try to understand the quality of life in terms of the people, the community, and the society. In this instance, there may be some underlying cause in the community or society that is promoting children to instigate and continue bullying at school by affecting their behavior and attitudes. Comparative psychology would not be the correct answer because this specialization focuses on studying the behavior and mental processes of non-human animals as to shed light on evolutionary and developmental history. Cognitive psychology would be incorrect because this specialization pertains to understanding and observing mental processes such as paying attention, learning, language, memory, and the like. Developmental and evolutionary psychology would also be incorrect choices in that these specializations focus on understanding the changes of human mental processes over time or with respect to natural selection. All options excluding community psychology pertain to understanding behavior or mental abilities such as learning. Given that this bullying incident is not localized to one student, a broader approach would best fit the situation.
Example Question #322 : History And Research
Bob, a man dealing with general anxiety disorder, is being treated by methods that attempt to uncover his unconscious thoughts and motivations. Which psychological approach is this treatment likely derived from?
Humanism
Cognitive psychology
Neuropsychology
Psychoanalysis
Behavioral psychology
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis, pioneered by Sigmund Freud, focuses on making the unconscious thoughts and motivations of humans become conscious. Treatment based off of this would likely involve methods to expose the unconscious thoughts and motivations of a patient.
Example Question #323 : History And Research
Freud is known to have mainly influenced which major approach of psychology?
Biopsychosocial
Behavioral
Cognitive
Humanistic
Psychodynamic
Biopsychosocial
The correct answer is "psychodynamic." In this theory, Freud explains how the unconscious drives human behavior through the id, the ego, and the superego. On the other hand, the "behavioral" approach reasons that behavior is a direct respondent of reinforcement. Watson and Skinner famously contributed to this school of thought. The "cognitive" approach emphasizes the process and storage of information in the brain. Piaget and Chomsky are most well known in this school of psychological thought. The "humanistic" approach studies how environmental influences, such as love, determine human outcome in life. Rogers and Maslow are famous contributors to this approach. Last, the "biopsychosocial" approach encompasses all of the other approaches mentioned in these answers. It stems from the idea that biological, psychological and socio-cultural influences affect behavior and thinking.
Example Question #324 : History And Research
Which subdiscipline of psychology focuses on designing products for effective human use?
Human factors psychology
Ego oriented psychology
Humanistic psychology
Clinical psychology
Applied developmental psychology
Human factors psychology
Human factors psychology applies information on human behavior to design and evaluate various products. This field focuses on maximizing human efficacy by making the easiest to use and safest products for consumers.
Example Question #325 : History And Research
Members belong to which of the following professions can prescribe medication?
All of these
School psychologists
Social workers
Psychiatrists
Biological psychologists
Psychiatrists
"Psychiatrists" are medical doctors (i.e. physicians) who are allowed to prescribe psychopharmacological treatments (e.g. antidepressants) to help aid in treating various psychiatric illnesses. All of the other professions cannot legally prescribe medication.
Example Question #321 : History And Research
Which subdiscipline of psychology focuses on studying human behavior in the workplace?
Industrial-organizational psychology
Developmental psychology
Sociological psychology
Environmental psychology
Applied psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
"Industrial-organizational psychology" focuses on applying the scientific study of individuals and groups to optimizing workplace performance. Psychologists in this field typically work for large corporations and help them to improve areas including employee satisfaction, employee retention, and productivity.
Example Question #322 : History And Research
Which of the following professions is not licensed to perform psychotherapy?
Social workers
Psychiatrists
Mental health counselors
Psychologists
Life coaches
Life coaches
Anyone can call themselves a "life coach" without meeting particular qualifications; however, all of the other answer choices require specific schoolwork and appropriate licensure in order to practice psychotherapy.
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