Psychology Quiz (1)

1.

1 point

Language Acquisition is the study of

How babies minds develop in the first two years of life

Why language exists in human society

Behavioral reactions to authority

The learning of a native or secondary langauge

2.

1 point

When planning an experiment, researchers need to be careful not to

Commit unethical studies

Promote an experiment that does not benefit the society

Use dishonesty to obtain results

All of the above

A and C

3.

1 point

Ethics in Pyschology describe

The morals or principles that are the basis of an experiment to prevent harm

The steps taken to ensure reliability

The procedures one takes to avoid risk

The steps taken to ensure validity

4.

1 point

The Greek "Father of Medicine" who developed the idea that humorism could be applied to the human body was

Hippocrates

Galen

Aristole

Wilhelm Wundt

5.

1 point

The Milgram experiment was controversial due to the fact that it asked participants to

Become guards and demand auhtority

demonstrate human resistance to authority figures

Shock other participants behind a curtain

Be the authority and issue orders

6.

1 point

The French philosopher who came up with the idea for a separate mind and body theory was

Rene Descartes

Napoleon Bonaparte

Jacques David

Galen

7.

1 point

The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated

Children will gain language faster if they are in an isolated enviroment

Participants in an experiment will follow directions as long as there is an authority in the room to tell them to do it

That power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely

People will enjoy something if they are free to choose

8.

1 point

The ancient Greek theory of Humorism states

liquids in the body effect the person

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water could explain all known materials in existence

The idea that the "good" could be found in nature

Everything should be humorous or individuals get bored

9.

1 point

The modern science of Psychology emerged with the founding of the German based Leipzig laboratory by who

Rene Descartes

Galen

Hippocrates

Wilhelm Wundt

10.

1 point

Psychology can best be described as the study of

Human Behavior

The Mind

The Unconscious

All of they above

A and B