Read the text and translate it in the written form.

What Is Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour. Psychologists observe and record how people and other animals relate to one another and to the environment. They look for patterns that will help them understand and predict behaviour, and they use scientific methods to test their ideas. Through such studies, psychologists have learned much that can help people fulfill their potential as human beings and increase understanding between individuals, groups, nations, and cultures.

Psychology is a broad field that explores a variety of questions about thoughts, feelings, and actions. Psychologists ask such questions as: "How do we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel? What enables us to learn, think, and remember, and why do we forget? What activities distinguish human beings from other animals? What abilities are we born with, and which must we learn? How much does the mind affect the body, and how does the body affect the mind? For example, can we change our heart rate or temperature just by thinking about doing so? What can our dreams tell us about our needs, wishes, and desires? Why do we like the people we like? What is mental illness?"

The research findings of psychologists have greatly increased our understanding of why people behave as they do. For example, psychologists have discovered much about how personality develops and how to promote healthy development. They have some knowledge of how to help people change bad habits and how to help students learn. They understand some of the conditions that can make workers more productive. A great deal remains to be discovered. Nevertheless, insights provided by psychology can help people function better as individuals, friends, family members, and workers.

 

2. Answer the following questions.

• What is psychology?
• What do psychologists do?
• What does psychology explore?
• What kind of questions do psychologists ask?
• Why do we need psychological research?
• How can psychology help us?
• Why do you want to become a professional psychologist?
• What is your favourite topic in psychology?
• When do you think a person should consult a psychologist?

3. Fill in the banks using the words from the text.

 

1. … is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.

2. They look for patterns that will help them understand and predict behaviour, and they use … methods to test their ideas

3. Psychology is a broad field that … a variety of questions about thoughts, feelings, and actions

4. How much does the mind affect the body, and how does the body affect the mind. What is mental …?

5. What can our … tell us about our needs, wishes, and desires?

6. Psychologists have some knowledge of how to help people change bad … and how to help students …

7. … provided by psychology can help people function better as individuals, friends, family members, and workers.

Insert proper word.

 

1. _____ observe and record how people and other animals relate to one another and to the environment.
a)Doctors b)Psychologists c) Psychiatrists

2. They look for ______ that will help them understand and predict behaviour, and they use scientific methods to test their ideas

a) example b) sample c) patterns

3.. Through such studies, psychologists have learned much that can help ____ fulfill their potential as human beings and increase understanding between individuals, groups, nations, and cultures.

a) peoples b) people c) nations

4. What _____ us to learn, think, and remember, and why do we forget?
a) makes b) helps c)enables

5. What ______ distinguish human beings from other animals?
a) devices b) measures c) activities

6. How much does the mind _____ the body.
a) affect b) influnce c) manipulate

7. The research findings of psychologists have greatly ________ our understanding of why people behave as they do.

a) decreased b)widened c) increased

 

Choose the right variants.

 

1. … put my money there if I didn`t think it was safe.

 

A.wouldn`t

B.hadn`t

C.didn`t

D. will

E.would

 

2.If I were you, I … to a doctor.

A.should go

B.went

C.shall go

D. am going

E.go

 

3.The vase is beautiful. You … another one to match if you tried.

A.wouldn`t find

B.won wouldn`t find `t find

C.wouldn`t have found

D.don`t find

E.hadn`t found

 

4.If you … earlier you would have caught the train.

A.leave

B.would leave

C.will leave

D.had left

E.left

 

5.If you … the article I recommended, you`d know how to answer such questions.

A.read

B.would read

C.had read

D.are reading

E.will read

 

6.If the task … easy, I could do it.

A.was

B.had been

C.is

D.were

E.would be

 

7.They are husband and wife now. If she … so clever and kind, he wouldn`t … her.

A.would be/have married

B.was not/marry

C.were/marry

D.hadn`t been/marry

E.were not/have married

 

8.I wouldn`t have a headache now if I … a sleepless night.

A.had

B.would have

C.hadn`t had

D.had had

E. were having

 

 

9.Most people who … to Kazakhstan … agree that the Republic is more beautiful in real life

A.has been/would

B.have been/would

C.have been/had

D.was/would

E.is/would

 

10.I can`t buy it. I haven`t got enough money.

A.I will buy it if I will have enough money.

B.If I had had enough money, I would have bought it.

C.I would buy it if I had enough money

D.I would buy it if I have enough money

E.If I had enough money, I`ll buy it.