QUIZ: Can You Answer 12 Easy Psychology Questions?

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  • Question of

    Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov is most famous for conducting experiments using what animals?

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    • Birds
    • Cats
    • Rats
    • Dogs
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    According to psychologist Sigmund Freud, personality is comprised of three elements: the Id, Ego, and…?

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    • Desire
    • Emotion
    • Superego
    • Instinct
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    What area of psychology is Jean Piaget most famous for studying and providing theories about?

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    • Sexuality
    • Child Development
    • Aging
    • Mental Health
  • Question of

    Which of these parenting styles has shown to produce the most confident, competent, and happy children?

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    • Permission
    • Authoritative
    • Strictness
    • Laxity
    • Authoritarian
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    Mary knows that if she does all of her chores, she won’t be grounded for the weekend. What type of motivation is she displaying?

    • Goal Oriented
    • Intrinsic
    • Task Oriented
    • Extrinsic
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    When his teacher asks Peter why he wants to paint the perfect waterfall scene, Peter replies with, “Because it will make me happy.” What type of motivation is Peter displaying?

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    • Goal-defined
    • Extrinsic
    • Intrinsic
    • Both Goal-defined and Intrisic
  • Question of

    The first step of classical conditioning is pairing a neutral stimulus with an _____ stimulus.

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    • Conditioned
    • Novel
    • Unconditioned
    • Book
  • Question of

    What is the main difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?

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    • A psychologist only holds an Associates Degree.
    • A psychiatrist is classified as a medical doctor.
    • There is no difference. They can be used interchangeably.
    • One sees patients and one doesn’t.
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    Which of these is NOT one of the five major personality dimensions, according to the “Big Five Theory?”

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    • Neuroticism
    • Closedness
    • Openess
    • Extroverted
    • Enthusiasm
  • Question of

    At which university did psychologist Philip Zimbardo conduct a prison experiment that had to be ended earlier than expected due to its participants taking their roles to an extreme level?

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    • Oxford University
    • Stanford University
    • San Francisco University
    • Boston College
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    Mary Ainsworth studied the attachment theory by putting children and parents through a scenario famously called what?

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    • The Novel Situation
    • Parent Child Situation
    • The Situation
    • The Strange Situation
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    An easy one to end the quiz: Psychology is the study of the mind and ____.

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    • Mind
    • Body
    • Soul
    • Behavior