Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY101/Contemporary Psychology/Quiz

Review questions

Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:

• Which of the following areas is NOT included under the cognitive pillar?
  • Memory
    • Incorrect.
  • Perception
    • Incorrect.
  • Intelligence
    • Incorrect.
  • Personality
    • Correct.
• The Big 5 represents:
  • the different personality types that can be used to categorize people.
    • Incorrect.
  • one model for organizing personality traits.
    • Correct.
  • the five personality traits that have been identified empirically.
    • Incorrect.
  • the most obvious personality traits recognizable in others.
    • Incorrect.
• Dr. Abeo is trying to how the pandemic has impacted people’s preference for remote working opportunities. Which subdiscipline is Dr. Abeo working in?
  • Health
    • Incorrect.
  • Industrial Organizational
    • Correct.
  • Personality
    • Incorrect.
  • Workplace
    • Incorrect.
• Which of the following statements about careers in psychology is FALSE?
  • Clinical psychologists need to have a graduate degree in psychology to practice psychotherapy.
    • Incorrect.
  • Psychologists can work in hospitals, schools, prisons, and in private practice.
    • Incorrect.
  • Research experience in undergrad is important for getting into graduate programs.
    • Incorrect.
  • Following a bachelor’s degree in psychology, most students need to go to graduate school to get a job relevant to their degree.
    • Correct.
• Which of the following transferrable skills are NOT part of a typical undergraduate psychology degree?
  • Effective oral and written communication
    • Incorrect.
  • Development of high-quality multimedia content
    • Correct.
  • Development of evidence-based arguments
    • Incorrect.
  • Reading and interpreting quantitative data
    • Incorrect.

Sources

• OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Oct 31, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/contents/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.52.