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PSYCHOLOGY
Self-Check Quiz
Visit the Understanding Psychology Web site at psychology.glencoe.com and click on Chapter 21— Self-Check Quizzes to prepare for the Chapter Test.
Assessment
Reviewing Vocabulary
Choose the letter of the correct term or concept below to complete the sentence.
Recalling Facts
1. Explain the findings of research about the effects of day care on children.
2. Explain the projections for the elderly popula- tion in the twenty-first century. How does this impact psychology?
3. Using a diagram similar to the one below, list the similarities and differences in the work of applied psychologists and experimental psychologists.
Applied Experimental Psychology Similarities Psychology
psychologists
5. Identify two careers that require a background in psychology and briefly describe the careers.
Critical Thinking
a. ACT
b. SAT
c. forensic psychologist
d. industrial/organizational psychologist
f. visualization
g. gerontology
h. crisis intervention program
i. clinical psychologist j. school psychologist
e. sports psychology
1. A(n) __________ is often involved in helping
organizations for
businesses operate more efficiently.
2. A(n) __________ may give reading, aptitude, interest, or intelligence tests to middle or high school students.
3. __________ is the study of aging.
4. A(n) __________ is often self-employed, prac-
ticing some form of psychotherapy.
5. Athletes sometimes use the process of __________—mentally rehearsing the steps of a successful performance—to reduce negative thoughts that may interfere with performance.
6. Nearly 1 million high school seniors take the __________, which emphasizes scientific con- cepts and abstract reading skills.
7. About 1.2 million high school seniors take the __________, which was redesigned in 1994 to give more weight to abstract thinking skills.
8. A(n) _________ can respond to an individual’s life-threatening situation or long-term stress.
9. A(n) _________ is involved in working on the reliability of witnesses in a court proceeding.
10. An important part of training for many profes- sional athletes is the field of __________.
Define job satisfaction in your own words. Do you think it is possible to
measure job satisfaction? Explain.
2. Evaluating Information Do college admission tests really predict success in college? Why or why not?
3. Synthesizing Information There are many types of mental health professionals. What com- mon characteristics do they all share?
4. Making Inferences Name three jobs in psy- chology that you think will offer good opportu- nities for employment and explain why. Name three jobs that you think will offer few opportu- nities and explain why.
5. Comparing and Contrasting Compare and contrast the educational requirements and the responsibilities of a crisis hot line adviser, a mental health assistant, and a consulting psychologist.
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4. List
and/or students of psychology.
three
1. Analyzing Concepts