Early History of Psychology

Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Edward Titchener

• William James

• Sir Francis Bacon

Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Edward Titchener

• William James

• G. Stanley Hall

Who is credited with creating functionalism?

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Edward Titchener

• William James

• G. Stanley Hall

Who is credited with bringing psychology to the U.S. and creating the American Psychological Association?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Edward Titchener

• William James

• G. Stanley Hall

Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empricism

What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empricism

What theory states that all knowledge should be collected through the senses/observation/experimentation?

• empiricism

• structuralism

• functionalism

• introspection

What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empiricism

Who was the first woman to earn her PhD in psychology?

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Mary Whiton Calkins

Who was the first female president of the APA?

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Mary Whiton Calkins