Military psychology - Quiz
Military psychology
  • 1. According to the text, what is the common myth regarding the mental state of modern terrorists?
A) They are highly charismatic leaders.
B) They are mentally disturbed individuals.
C) They are state-sponsored agents.
D) They are uneducated criminals.
  • 2. What have behavioral and social scientists found regarding the actual mental state of most terrorists?
A) They are almost all sociopathic.
B) They are far from the mentally disturbed typology.
C) Most suffer from clinical depression.
D) They have high rates of personality disorders.
  • 3. Compared to the general population of their host countries, what is true about the education level of terrorists?
A) They possess the same education level as the average citizen.
B) They are rarely educated beyond primary school.
C) They tend to have very low education levels.
D) They tend to be among the more well educated.
  • 4. Why do terrorist leaders generally avoid recruiting mentally disturbed individuals?
A) They are a liability to the organization's strategic outcomes.
B) They are too easily detected by law enforcement.
C) They are too difficult to train in combat.
D) They lack the financial resources to support them.
  • 5. What provides the foundation for a terrorist group's strategy and tactics?
A) Spontaneous reaction to local events.
B) A well thought out, rigid ideology.
C) A lack of long-term planning.
D) Advice from foreign government agencies.
  • 6. How is terrorism defined in the context of behavioral and social principles?
A) A disorganized movement lacking internal communication.
B) A random act of violence without a political goal.
C) A purely military operation focused only on tactical gains.
D) An ideology that uses group dynamics to influence populations for political purposes.
  • 7. What is the ultimate goal of a terrorist's use of violence?
A) To act as a distraction for conventional military forces.
B) To eliminate every citizen in a specific region.
C) To create the fear of death to shape political behavior.
D) To maximize financial profit for the organization.
  • 8. How do terrorists primarily maintain control over a population?
A) By using deep primal emotions to elicit reactions.
B) By participating in democratic elections.
C) By negotiating directly with government leaders.
D) By providing superior social services.
  • 9. According to the text, what form of warfare is terrorism considered?
A) Economic warfare.
B) Conventional artillery warfare.
C) Cyber warfare.
D) Psychological warfare.
  • 10. What are military and operational psychologists considered experts in?
A) The logistics of large-scale trade.
B) The manufacturing of advanced weaponry.
C) The art and science of the military and psychology professions.
D) The recruitment of foreign diplomats.
  • 11. What do terrorists use to disrupt existing political processes and symbols of power?
A) Violent behavior.
B) Diplomatic sanctions.
C) Legal lobbying.
D) Peaceful protests.
  • 12. How do effective terrorist leaders approach recruitment?
A) They recruit based on forced conscription.
B) They try to recruit the best person for the job.
C) They accept anyone who volunteers.
D) They only recruit family members.
  • 13. What kind of counseling are military psychologists often tasked with when working with a military family?
A) Career development
B) Grief counseling
C) Divorce litigation
D) Financial planning
  • 14. What is the primary focus of military psychologists when applying psychology to prisoner interrogations?
A) Inducing confession through pain
B) Ignoring international laws
C) Extracting information through non-invasive means
D) Using active physical measures
  • 15. What do military psychologists assess in order to ensure the well-being of the organization?
A) Physical weight
B) Financial assets
C) Political affiliation
D) Duty status
  • 16. Which condition has gained more credibility in modern military psychology?
A) Attention deficit disorder
B) Seasonal affective disorder
C) Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
D) Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • 17. What change has occurred regarding the treatment of PTSD?
A) It is being removed from training manuals
B) It is being highlighted in treatment programs
C) It is treated solely through medication
D) It is ignored in favor of physical therapy
  • 18. What is now being conducted more extensively after deployments?
A) Public victory parades
B) Post-deployment screenings
C) Political background investigations
D) Equipment decontamination processes
  • 19. What is the primary focus of operational psychology?
A) Medical health diagnosis
B) Psychological rehabilitation
C) Organizational effectiveness
D) Individual clinical therapy
  • 20. Operational psychology is described as which type of function?
A) Primary medical function
B) Therapeutic counseling function
C) Clinical psychiatric function
D) Non-health care function
  • 21. When were the professional practice guidelines for operational psychology adopted by the APA?
A) December 2021
B) August 2023
C) January 2020
D) March 2022
  • 22. Where was the executive summary of the Professional Practice Guidelines for Operational Psychology published?
A) Psychology Today
B) The New York Times
C) American Psychologist
D) Military Medicine Journal
  • 23. According to the text, what are the three reactions tactics might cause in an enemy?
A) Surrender, negotiate, or retreat
B) Sleep, pray, or sing
C) Freeze, flee, or fuss
D) Panic, mourn, or ignore
  • 24. Which of the following is an example of a technique mentioned that reduces an enemy's will to fight?
A) Financial aid
B) Suppressive fire
C) Public speeches
D) Diplomatic sanctions
  • 25. Who is the behavioural scientist mentioned in the text?
A) John Smith
B) Albert Einstein
C) Jane Doe
D) Jemma King
  • 26. Jemma King conducted her research in collaboration with which organization?
A) The Australian Defence Force
B) The Department of Psychology
C) The Royal Air Force
D) The United Nations
  • 27. What is one responsibility military psychologists have regarding service members with addictions?
A) Rehabilitating drug-addicted service members
B) Monitoring their combat readiness exclusively
C) Managing their legal prosecution
D) Issuing dishonorable discharges
  • 28. Which group are military psychologists increasingly helping to integrate into combat positions?
A) Private military consultants
B) Women
C) Foreign nationals
D) Civilian contractors
  • 29. What percentage of the armed forces is currently comprised of women?
A) 15–20%
B) 10–15%
C) 5–10%
D) 20–25%
  • 30. In what year was the Women's Armed Services Integration Act established?
A) 1976
B) 1960
C) 1948
D) 1950
  • 31. In what year were women officially permitted to be integrated into the three main Department of Defense service academies?
A) 1990
B) 1948
C) 1976
D) 1980
  • 32. When was St. Elizabeths Hospital founded by the United States Congress?
A) 1855
B) 1890
C) 1911
D) 1907
  • 33. Who coined the term 'mental tests' in 1890?
A) Lightner Witmer
B) Shepard Ivory Franz
C) William Alanson White
D) James McKeen Cattell
  • 34. Who coined the term 'clinical psychology'?
A) James McKeen Cattell
B) Shepard Ivory Franz
C) Lightner Witmer
D) Hebert Butts
  • 35. Who developed a routine psychological screening plan for hospitalized psychiatric patients in 1907?
A) Hebert Butts
B) James McKeen Cattell
C) Lightner Witmer
D) Shepard Ivory Franz
  • 36. Who published the first protocol for psychological screening of navy recruits in 1911?
A) William Alanson White
B) Hebert Butts
C) Shepard Ivory Franz
D) James McKeen Cattell
  • 37. Under whose leadership did St. Elizabeth's Hospital become known for research and training of psychiatrists?
A) James McKeen Cattell
B) Lightner Witmer
C) William Alanson White
D) Hebert Butts
  • 38. James McKeen Cattell was opposed to America's involvement in which conflict?
A) The Spanish-American War
B) World War I
C) The Civil War
D) World War II
  • 39. Who revised the Binet-Simon Scale in 1916?
A) Robert M. Yerkes
B) Edward B. Titchener
C) Alfred Binet
D) Lewis M. Terman
  • 40. What was the name of the document Yerkes published in 1921 regarding test results?
A) The ASVAB Manual
B) The Psychology of War
C) The Stanford-Binet Revision
D) The Army Report
  • 41. Which test was designed for literate military recruits during World War I?
A) Binet-Simon Scale
B) Army Beta
C) Army Alpha
D) ASVAB
  • 42. In what year did the Department of Defense mandate the use of the ASVAB for all services?
A) 1976
B) 1917
C) 1919
D) 1974
  • 43. What does ASVAB stand for?
A) Armed Services Veterans Aptitude Branch
B) Army Standardized Vocational Assessment Battery
C) Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
D) American Standardized Vocational Aptitude Battery
  • 44. Who was the president of the American Psychological Association in 1917?
A) Robert M. Yerkes
B) Edward B. Titchener
C) Lewis M. Terman
D) Alfred Binet
  • 45. Which group of psychologists did Robert M. Yerkes work with in 1917?
A) The Intelligence Testers
B) The Army Medical Corps
C) The Surgeon General's Committee
D) The Experimentalists
  • 46. Where was the Army Division of Psychology established in 1919?
A) Stanford University, California
B) Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
C) Fort Benning, Georgia
D) Washington D.C.
  • 47. What condition was first seriously studied by psychologists during the era of the Army Division of Psychology?
A) Anxiety neurosis
B) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
C) Shell shock
D) Battle fatigue
  • 48. What was the result of combining selection and classification testing in 1974?
A) Decreased military discipline
B) Increased recruitment costs
C) Lowered recruitment standards
D) Increased efficiency
  • 49. What military rank was Yerkes commissioned as in 1919?
A) Colonel
B) Captain
C) Major
D) General
  • 50. Which movement helped spur the interest in psychological testing for recruits?
A) Educational reform movement
B) Industrial revolution
C) The medical hygiene movement
D) Scientific management movement
  • 51. When did the U.S. Army establish a unified program for the use of clinical psychologists?
A) 1941
B) 1944
C) 1939
D) 1945
  • 52. How long did the psychiatric interview for military recruits last during the period before clinical psychologists were widely integrated in the Army?
A) One hour
B) Ten minutes
C) Three minutes
D) Thirty minutes
  • 53. How many clinical psychologists were serving in the U.S. Army by 1945?
A) Over 450
B) Over 1,000
C) Exactly 100
D) Fewer than 50
  • 54. Which of the following was NOT one of the four major areas of growth for psychology during World War II?
A) Clinical psychology
B) Environmental conservation
C) Instruction and training
D) Applied social psychology
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