Early Schools of Psychology

Which school of psychology would support the premise that people go to school to adapt to new societal norms?

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Psychodynamic
• Behaviorsim

Clank! Suddenly the Archaeologist’s shovel strikes the fossil that was so far deep in the ground that no one knew of. Fossils are like those early childhood experiences, internal relationships, and your unconscious. These are so deep inside of you, that you might not even remember them. Things like your early childhood experiences, are what shape how you act now.

• functionalism
• structuralism
• psychodynamic
• behaviorism

Which of the following terms would not be associated with behaviorism?

• rewards
• inner conflicts
• punishers
• antecedents

Which of the following is a philosopher who stated "Know Thyself?"

• Sigmund Freud
• Hippocrates
• Rene Descartes
• Socrates

Which school of psychology did Abraham Maslow help find?

• Evolutionary
• Structuralism
• Behavioral
• Humanistic

The growth of the human thought process can be compared to giraffes adapting and their necks becoming longer. As their limb grew their lives became easier and food was more easily obtained. Giraffes without the long neck died off based on the theory of natural selection.

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Behaviorism
• Psychoanalytic

Who boldly stated "Give me 12 healthy infants and I can make them into whatever I so desire; a beggar, thief, doctor, attorney, etc...

• John Watson
• William James
• Carl Rogers
• Sigmund Freud

Wilhelm Wundt's trained introspection was used in ______.

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Behaviorism
• Psychoanalytic

The ____ occurs when a researcher is subjective when indicating what he/she is observing.  

• observer effect
• observer bias
• placebo effect
• covert bias

Which goal of psychology does naturalistic observations fulfill?

• Description
• Prediction
• Understanding
• Control