True or False: To become a psychologist you MUST earn a bachelors degree in psychology as an undergraduate.
FALSE! You can major in any field as an undergraduate (biology, political science, English, etc) and still become a psychologist.
100
What does psychology study?
A) behavior
B) thought process
C) mental illness
D) mind and behavior
D) Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior
100
Developmental Psychologists study:
A) infants
B) children
C) adults
D) all of the above
D) All of the above! Developmental Psychologists study the changes that take place across the entire human life
100
Narcolepsy is a disorder where:
A) Person can't fall asleep
B) Person sleeps all the time
C) Person can only sleep when taking drugs
D) Person can suddenly fall into a sleep state
D) Person can suddenly fall into a sleep state
100
True or False: Anyone who majors in psychology as an undergraduate can diagnose people with mental disorders.
FALSE! Need additional training and education!
200
All of the following are degrees you can earn in Psychology, except for:
A) Bachelors
B) Masters
C) PsyD
D) PhD
E) all of the above are degrees in Psych
E! All below are degrees in Psychology
A) Bachelors
B) Masters
C) PsyD
D) PhD
200
The first Psychology laboratory opened up what year?
A) 1750
B) 1879
C) 1950
D) 1525
B) First psychology lab was established in 1879 in Germany
200
What is the most important influence our behavior and personality?
A) Nature only
B) Nurture only
C) None of the above
Trick Question! None of the above, because developmental psychologists agree that BOTH nature and nurture contribute to who you are and who you will be
200
Stimulant drugs like caffeine, cocaine, and meth do what to the nervous system?
A) slow it down
B) speed it up
C) cause hallucinations and delusions
B) speed it up
200
When a person is restricting food intake, is less than 85% of normal body weight, distorted body image and intense fear of weight gain they may meet criteria for:
A) bulimia nervosa
C) anxiety disorder
D) Depression
B) anorexia nervosa
300
What is the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
Psychologist has no medical training, but has a doctorate degree. Psychologists work in many different work settings.
Psychiatrist has a medical (M.D or D.O) degree and is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.
300
True or False: Sigmund Freud is known as the "Father of Psychology"?
False! It is Wilhelm Wundt, who established the first psych lab in 1879 in Germany. Freud is only psychologist among many!
300
Name four physical changes that take place during puberty?
Underarm hair, growth spurt, oily skin, more sweat, pubic hair
Girls: menstrual cycle, breast development
Boys: sperm production
300
Dreaming takes place during which stage of sleep?
A) Non REM
B) Half-awake-half-asleep
C) REM
D) Ramen
C) REM aka Rapid Eye Movement
300
In any given year, about ____% of American adults over age 18 suffer from mental disorder.
A) 11.2
B) 40
C) 2.5
D) 26.2
D) 26.2
Which means that 57.7 million people in the U.S. suffer from mental disorders.
400
There are many different areas of specialization within Psychology, name four different areas for full points!
Clinical (34%)
Counseling (13%)
Developmental (12%)
Experimental and other research areas (8%)
Social and Personality (6%)
Cognitive (6%)
Industrial/Organizational (5%)
School (4%)
Educational (2%)
400
How do psychologists study and measure behavior? Name three ways for full points!
Observations
Case Studies
Surveys
Experiments
400
A healthy newborn baby has which three senses fully developed?
A) Touch
B) Taste
C) Vision
D) Smell
E) Hearing
A, B and D! Touch, Taste and Smell! Hearing and Vision still develop after birth
400
Most of our time in spent is which state of consciousness?
A) altered
B) stressed
C) dreaming
D) waking
D) waking
Awareness of everything that is going on around you and inside your own head at any given time. Awareness of yourself and your environment. You use this awareness to shape and organize your behaviors and thoughts.
400
______ are twice as likely to diagnosed with depression, while ______ are nearly three to six times as likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
Fill in the 2 blanks with "men" or "women"