AP Psychology Summer Assignment Formative Assessment Quiz
Matching – Match the correct definition/description with the appropriate psychologist or psychological perspective.
1. __I__ Charles Darwin founder of modern psychology because he created the first lab
2. __A___ Wilhelm Wundt on a. This psychologist is considered to be the b. In this psychological perspective the focus is studying observed behaviors not hidden mental processes
3. __H___ William James part of d. Jean Piaget developed stages of learning as this psychological perspective to explain how our mental processes development
4. __G___ Sigmund Freud our natural genetic e. This psychological perspective focuses on how instincts have impacted our mental and behavioral patterns
5. __B___ Biological Psychology f. This psychological perspective is also called
Neuroscience because it focuses on the how brain influences us
6. __F___ Cognitive Psychology unconscious
g. This psychologist investigated how our thoughts impact our development as part of psychoanalytic theory
7. __E___ Evolutionary Psychology h. This psychologist created the functionalist perspective to challenge the structuralism
8. __D___ Behavioral Psychology i. This scientist explained the theory of evolution

Multiple Choice – Choose the answer that best answers the question
(Answers are in bold)
9. Which of the following definitions best fits the definition of the study of psychology? a. Psychology is the study of abnormal behavior b. Psychology is the study of behavioral and mental processes c. Psychology is the study of our unconscious mind d. Psychology is the study of cognition e. Psychology is the study of behavior
10. Which of the following Greek philosophers was the first to attempt to classify psychological disorders? a. Socrates b. Plato c. Aristotle d. Hippocrates e. Galen
11. What psychological perspective did Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, and BF Skinner all believe in? a. Evolutionary b. Biological c. Cognitive d. Psychoanalysis e. Behavioral
12. Which of the following best illustrates a humanistic approach to personality? a. Establishing gender schema in the development of sex roles

b. Recognizing the importance of unconscious and biological instincts c. Using functional analysis to specify external variables that regulate behavior d. Emphasizing personal growth and achievement of individual potential e. Exploring the childhood roots of behavior
Fill – In: Using the descriptions below, identify which modern field of psychology is being described.
13. Cell phone users have been complaining that the LCD display (clock, date, etc.) is difficult to read.
You have been commissioned to design a new and improved phone. What type of psychologist are you?
Human Factors Psychologist
14. It is my job to analyze standardized tests, like the SAT, to determine any flaws in the test and redesign it.
What type of psychologist are you?
Educational Psychologist
15. I focus mainly on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders, what type of psychologist am I?
Clinical Psychologist
16. I am mainly a statistician. I work for research companies or the government to analyze complex date and compile statistics. What type of psychologist am I?
Psychometric Psychologist
17. It is my job to determine how to increase the moral of workers and to speed up their production rates. What kind of psychologist am I?
Industrial Psychologist