AP Psychology: History and Approaches

Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which field of psychology should she choose?

• Cognitive

• Social

• Personality

• Learning

• Perception

I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?

• Wertheimer

• Skinner

• Terman

• Maslow

• Seligman

Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

• Watson

• James

• Pavlov

• Wertheimer

• Freud

Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this?

• Behaviorism

• Psychodynamic

• Social

• Cognitive

• Structuralism

Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:

• rewards and punishments

• self-esteem and self-actualization

• biology and genetics

• internal conflict and unconscious desires

• sensation and perception

Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?

• Watson

• Wundt

• James

• Wertheimer

• Freud

Which philosopher was the first to conclude that knowledge results from our memories of our experiences?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Kant

• Descarte

• Aristotle

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.

• Watson

• Darwin

• Titchener

• Skinner

• Calkins

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by

• Wundt

• James

• Descartes

• Watson

• Freud

Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association?

• Piaget

• Bacon

• Rayner

• Calkins

• Washburn