1.

Psychology is:
A. a natural science integrating physiology and neurology
B. the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups
C. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature
D. the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures

ANSWER: C

2. In an experiment to study the effects of fertilizer on plants, the amount of fertilizer used on
each plant would be:
A. the dependent variable
B. an irrelevant variable
C. an extraneous variable
D. the independent variable

ANSWER: D

3. Which of the following professionals in psychology has no medical training but has a doctoral
degree?
A. Psychiatrist
B. Psychiatric Nurse
C. Psychiatric Social Worker
D. Psychologist

ANSWER: D

4. A psychologist is interested in finding out why married couples seemingly begin to look like
each other after several years of marriage. This psychologist is most interested in the goal of:
A. Description
B. Explanation
C. Prediction
D. Control

ANSWER: C

5. How mental abilities allow people to adapt to environments

A. Structuralism
B. Behaviorism
C. Functionalism
D. Psychoanalysis

ANSWER: C

6. The biopsychosocial model suggests that:

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A. Psychological factors play an unimportant role in the treatment of chronic diseases
B. A person's health behaviors are an automatic consequence of a given social context
C. A person's health is determined by the interaction of biological, psychological, and social
processes
D. A healthy body is one that is free of diseases
E. Pathogens and other biological factors are unimportant when considering a person's health

ANSWER: C

7. According to the biopsychosocial model, poor response to medication is:

A. A biological factor
B. A psychological factor
C. A social factor

ANSWER: A

8. According to the biopsychosocial model, impaired reasoning and memory is:

A. A biological factor
B. A psychological factor
C. A social factor

ANSWER: B

9. According to the biopsychosocial model, the loss of a significant relationship is:

A. A biological factor
B. A psychological factor
C. A social factor

ANSWER: C

10. According to the ___________, diseases either come from _______ the body, or originate as
_______ physical changes. Such diseases may be caused by several factors (e.g. chemical
imbalances, viruses, genetic predisposition, etc.). Fill in the blanks.
A. Hospital Model, inside, external
B. Hospital Model, outside, internal
C. Biomedical model, inside, external
D. Biomedical model, outside, internal

ANSWER: C

11. In general, Quality of Life can be considered as an individuals' own assessment of their
health status.
A) True
B) False

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ANSWER: A

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