Psychology(心理学)is the study of the mind and mental activities.Psychologistsare interested in why some things make you sad,but others make you happy.Theywant to know why some people are shy,but others are quite talkative.They want toknow why people do the things that they do.They also test intelligence(智能).
Psychologists deal with the minds and behavior(行为)of people.Your mindconsists of all your feelings,thoughts,and ideas.It is the result of onepart of the braincalled the cerebrum(大脑).Your behavior is the way you act or guide yourself.Examples of behavior include shouting,crying,laughing and sleeping.
Several people have been instrumental(起作用的)in the field of psychology.WihemmEundt set up the first psychological lab in Leipzing,Germany,in1879.Ivan Pavlov,a Russian,is noted to this experiments with dogs in which hestudied their reflexes(反射)and reactions(反应).Around 1900,Sigmund Freudstated his theory that people try to hide any memories or thoughts that they believedwere not good.
Psychologists should not be confused with(把……和……弄混淆)psychiatrists(精神病医生).
Psychiatrists deal only with mentalillness.They are medical doctors who treatpeople.
97.A good title for this passage is ____.
A.Studying the Mind B.Memories and People
C.Famous Psychologists D.Dealing with Mental Illness
98.Which of the following sentencesis NOT true according to the passage?
A.Psychology is the study of the mindand mental activities.
B.Some people are shy,but others arequite talkative.
C.WilhemmEundt was instrumental inthe field of psychology.
D.Psychologists and psychiatristsdo the same kind of work.
99.We may conclude that psychologists.
A.study physical diseases as well
B.deal with animals more often than with people
C.are not medical doctors D.deal only with mental illness
100.Pavlov worked with ____.
A.people B.dogs C.mental illness D.some strange objects
101.The cerebrumcontrols ____.
A.the mind B.the whole brain
C.mental illness D.the field of psychology
key: 97.A 98.D 99.C 100.B 101.A