History of Psychology - The People

Which of the following people is associated with dualism?

• Descartes

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

• don't select this one

Which of the following people is associated with empiricism?

• John Locke

• Descartes

• Immanuel Kant

• don't select this one

Which of the following people is associated with nativism?

• John Locke

• Descartes

• Immanuel Kant

• don't select this one

Which school of thought in psychology used introspection?

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

Answer explanation

Structuralism is the school of thought where individuals believed the parts of the mind be broken down into elements or parts and studied via introspection.

Which psychologist is known as the "father of American psychology" and is associated with functionalism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• John B. Watson

• Sigmund Freud

Which psychologist below is known as the "father of modern psychology" and opened the first psychological research lab?

• Herman Von Helmholtz

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

• John B. Watson

Which psychologist believed introspection was too subjective and gained credibility for the field of psychology by emphasizing "we should not study what we can't see"?

• John B. Watson

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Immanuel Kant

• Sigmund Freud

Answer explanation

"We should not study what we can't see" is associated with behaviorism.

Which person below is associated with psychoanalysis and the "unconscious mind"?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Immanuel Kant

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

Which person below is known for a hierarchy of needs and is most closely aligned with Humanism/Positive Psychology?

• Carl Rogers

• Abraham Maslow

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt