Unit 1 Historical Perspectives in Psych Vocabulary Quiz

Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.  

• structuralism
• introspection
• functionalism
• psychometrics

Who was a prominent American functionalist?
John B. Watson b. Edward Titchener c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Jean Piaget e. William James

• John B. Watson
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Jean Piaget
• William James

Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of 

• childhood memories.
• unconscious thoughts. 
• healthy growth potential.
• punishment and reinforcement.

In the early 1960s, the cognitive revolution in psychology involved a renewal of interest in the scientific study of 

•  mental processes. 
• unconscious motives.
• learned behaviors.
• evolutionary influences.

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of 

• conscious and unconscious mental activity.
• observable responses to the environment.
•  behavior and mental processes.
•  thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.

The most adaptive behaviors are the ones most likely to grow stronger and become habitual.

• Wilhelm Wundt 
• Francis Galton
• William James 
• Sigmund Freud 

This theory of psychology does not recognize free will when it comes to making decisions and believe we are mechanically constrolled by our environment.

• psychoanalytic
• humanist 
• cognitive
• behaviorist

Which school of psychology would most likely have written a book titled The Whole is More than the Parts?

• Cognitive
• Gestalt
• Evolutionary
• Behavioral

Darwin’s theory of evolution influenced which school of thought?

• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Gestalt
• Cognitive

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud
• Abraham Maslow
• Ivan Pavlov
• B.F. Skinner