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