Psychology Quiz

Psychology is the study of mind and behavior in humans and non-humans. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences, including the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, feelings, thoughts, and emergent properties of brains.

Psychologists, as social scientists, aim to understand the behavior of individuals and groups.

Some psychologists focus on understanding the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while others explore the physiological and neurobiological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.

<p>A professional practitioner or researcher involved in the discipline of psychology is called a psychologist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychologists seek an understanding of the emergent properties of brains, linking the discipline to neuroscience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The three stages of childhood are early childhood, middle childhood, and late childhood (preadolescence).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some milestones during early childhood include first words, learning to crawl, and learning to walk.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Adolescence typically starts around the major onset of puberty, with markers such as menarche and spermarche, typically occurring at 12–13 years of age.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The World Health Organization has defined adolescence as ages 10 to 19.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the course of development, the individual human progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy.</p> Signup and view all the answers