Psychology is the scientific study of

  1. human activity.

  2. all unobservable behavior.

  3. how to control people.

  4. behavior and the mind.

Answer:

D

Psychology originated from

  1. Freud.

  2. philosophy and biology.

  3. anthropology.

  4. none of the above.

Answer:

B

Who is considered the founding figure of psychology and first to open a psychology laboratory?

  1. William James

  2. Wilhelm Wundt

  3. Sigmund Freud

  4. James B. Watson

Answer:

B

Phrenology is the study of

  1. the neurons in the brain.

  2. the bumps on your skull.

  3. feet size.

  4. photosynthesis.

Answer:

B

Standard deviation and range are measures of inference.

  1. 1

Answer:

B

Something that is statistically significant may not be practically significant?

  1. 1

Answer:

A

The basic unit of a brain is called a

  1. cell

  2. soma

  3. neuron

  4. tissue

Answer:

C

Neurons can receive (conduct) and send (transmit) information.

  1. 1

Answer:

A

There are only 23 neurons in our brain?

  1. 1

Answer:

B

In one neuron there can be more than one axon but only one dendrite?

  1. 1

Answer:

B