PSYCHOLOGY

Name: _____________________________

MR. ZOLLO 2013 - 2014

Period: ______________________

INTRODUCTION & HISTORY WORKSHEET #1

PSYCHOLOGY PRE-QUIZ

Date: _____________________

True- False
1.____ Evolution has become an important principle for psychology.
2.____ People of high intelligence are more likely to suffer mental illness than people of average intelligence.
3.____ Most old people have some degree of senility.
4.____ Drug addiction is a major cause of violent crimes, such as murder.
5.____ The opinions of 1500 randomly selected people can provide a very accurate picture of the opinions of an entire
nation.
6.____ Shock treatment is often used for people with anxiety.
7.____ Most people use only 10% of their brain power.
8.____ Competition is instinctive in human nature.
9.____ Alcohol, taken in proper dosage, is a stimulant to clear thinking.
10. ___ When physicians refer to an illness as psychosomatic, they mean the symptoms exist only in the patients
imagination.
11.___ If your car breaks down, you are more likely to get help on a lightly traveled country road than from a passerby on
a busy highway.
12.___ Sigmund Freud is generally considered the father of psychology.
13.___ When hypnotized, people can be made to perform feats of strength that would ordinarily be impossible.
14.___ The scientific finding that children who watch violence on television tend to be violent proves that viewing
violence causes it.
15.___ Intelligence is completely inherited from ones parents.
16.___ Most cases of color blindness can be cured by diet.
17.___ The titles psychologist and psychiatrist refer to the same profession.
18.___ Most psychologists dont believe that ESP exists.
19.___ Everyone dreams.
20.___ We cant do much to improve our memory.
21. ___ Babies can be trained to walk at an early age.
22.___ Most people come through adolescence with emotional scars and conflicts.
23.___ Raising children similarly tends to lead to similarities in their adult personalities.
24.___ Eyewitness testimony is some of the best evidence used by police and in court trials.

1. Assume that you have been given $100 that you must share with a stranger. You can decide how much of the
$100 to give to them, but if they reject your offer, then neither of you get the money. (Assume that the stranger
knows whats going on.)
a. How much would you offer to this stranger? __________
b. If the roles were reversed and the stranger was offering you some of their $100, what is the lowest offer
that you would be willing to accept? ________
2. Two criminals who have been arrested for a terrible crime and are being interrogated separately.
Each knows that:
If neither of them talks, they will each get one year in prison.

If both confess, each will get 20 years in prison.

If only one confesses and testifies against the other, the one who did not cooperate with the police will get
a life sentence and the one who did cooperate will get parole. The table below illustrates the structure of
payoffs.

If you were
Prisoner A, what
would you do?
_____________

3. Who are the two people in the picture?

1. _____________________________________
2. _____________________________________

4. Where were you on September 11, 2001? ______________________________________________

5. Where were you when you heard about the Boston Marathon bombings? _______________________________
6. How much sleep does the average teenager need? ____________
7. How much sleep do you normally get during the week? _______________