chapter 1 psychology quiz

Modern psychology was born in the

• 4th Century with the Greek philosophers
• Middle ages in Europe
• 1800s, after the birth of modern science
• 1900s, with the founding of psychoanalysis

Who founded structuralism?

• Sigmund Freud
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Skinner
• John B. Watson

Who founded behaviorism?

• Sigmund Freud
• Wilhelm Wundt
• Skinner
• John B. Watson

In its early days, the school of psychoanalysis stressed that behavior was caused by

• heredity rather than environment
• environment rather than heredity
• unconscious motives and conflicts
• conscious choices and self-direction

When a researcher studies the effects of brain lesions in rats, it reflects which perspective?

• cognitive
• biological
• behavioral
• humanistic

Lina believes you can only study observable and recordable behavior. Which approach to consciousness does Lina use?

• Functionalist
• Behavioral
• structuralist
• psychodynamic

What is behaviorism in psychology?

• the scientific study of observable behavior
• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
• the study of group behavior
• the study of the brain and its behavior

Who is the scientist most associated with psychoanalysis?

• B.F. Skinner
• Sigmund Freud
• John B. Watson
• Pavlov

Which scientist famously used food and bells to condition dogs?

• Sigmund Freud
• Ivan Pavlov
• B.F. Skinner
• John B. Watson

What is an action that can be observed or measured?

• Basic research
• Behavior
• Structuralism
• Psychology