Psychology Perspectives

Question 1

Which perspective would suggest that the mind can be viewed as an information processing system

Answer 1

Cognitive

Question 2

The ____________ perspective sees behaviour as being motivated by forces that individuals may not understand or be aware of.

Answer 2

Psychodynamic

Question 3

The _________________ perspective would suggest that psychological science is the study of behaviour that is observable and measurable.

Answer 3

Behaviourist

Question 4

The ___________________________ perspective sees our behaviours developing as a result of our species’ adaptation to the challenges of surviving across milennia

Answer 4

Evolutionary

Question 5

The ____________________________ perspective might suggest that future behaviour is influenced by memory and analysis of past experience

Answer 5

Cognitive

Question 6

_______________ investigates the physical basis of psychological phenomena such as thought, emotion and stress

Answer 6

Biopsychology

Question 7

_______________ studies the way thought, feeling and behaviour develop through the life span, from infancy to death

Answer 7

Developmental psychology

Question 8

_______________ examines interactions of individual psychology and group phenomena; examines the influence of real or imagined others on the way people behave

Answer 8

Social psychology

Question 9

________________ focuses on the nature and treatment of psychological processes that lead to emotional distress

Answer 9

Clinical psychology

Question 10

________________ examines the nature of thought, memory, sensation perception and language

Answer 10

Cognitive psychology

Question 11

________________ examines people’s enduring ways of responding in different kinds of situations and how individuals differ in the way they tend to think, feel and behave

Answer 11

Personality psychology

Question 12

________________ examines the behaviour of people in organisations and attempts to help solve organisational problems

Answer 12

Industrial/organisational psychology

Question 13

________________ examines psychological processes in learning and applies psychological knowledge in educational settings

Answer 13

Educational psychology

Question 14

________________ examines psychological factors involved in health and disease

Answer 14

Health psychology

Question 15

________________ provides diagnosis and assessment, short- and long-term counselling and therapy to individuals, couples, families, groups and organisations

Answer 15

Counselling psychology

Question 16

________________ examines the strengths and virtues that make individuals, organisations and communities flourish and applies this knowledge to help people thrive

Answer 16

Positive psychology

Question 17

________________ studies the reciprocal relationships between humans and nature, with a focus on changing attitudes and behaviours to encourage conservation of the environment

Answer 17

Conservation psychology

Question 18

_______________ examines how society influences individual, groups, and organisations with a view to understanding the mental health and wellbeing of people and the community as a whole

Answer 18

Community psychology