Psychology Quiz

What is the formal definition of psychology?

• The study of behavior and mental processes

• The study of physical health

• The study of astronomy

• The study of economics

Who is considered one of the most influential and controversial thinkers in psychology?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

• William James

What was the name of the approach that focused on the structures of consciousness by getting patients to look inward?

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

Who is known for conditioning rats and pigeons to perform certain behaviors?

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

• John B. Watson

• B. F. Skinner

What was the focus of humanist psychology?

• Conditioning behaviors

• Observing and recording behavior

• Nurturing personal growth

• Studying mental processes

What did Freud encourage his patients to do in order to gain self-insight?

• Meditate

• Free associate

• Exercise

• Read self-help books

What did William James focus on in his approach to psychology?

• The unconscious motives

• The structures of consciousness

• The function of behavior

• The observable behavior

What did Wilhelm Wundt establish in 1879 in Germany?

• The first psychology laboratory

• The first physics laboratory

• The first chemistry laboratory

• The first biology laboratory

What did the Chinese rulers conduct in the world's first psychological exams?

• Physical fitness tests

• Memory tests

• Intelligence tests

• Personality tests

What did Persian doctor Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Rhazes describe and treat in the late 800s?

• Chronic diseases

• Physical injuries

• Mental illness

• Genetic disorders