Schools of Psychology

Who opened the first psychological laboratory in the University of Leipzig, Germany in 1879?

• John Dewey

• John Watson

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

Which school of psychology focused on studying the structure of conscious experience, including sensations, feelings, and images?

• Psychoanalysis

• Structuralism

• Functionalism

• Behaviorism

What method was used by structuralists to study the conscious experience?

• Observation

• Experimentation

• Introspection

• Analysis

Who were the pioneers of the functionalism school of psychology?

• Wilhelm Wundt and Edward B. Titchener

• John Watson and BF Skinner

• William James and John Dewey

• Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

What did behaviorists redefine psychology as the study of?

• Emotions

• Unconscious thoughts

• Observable behavior

• Conscious experience

What did functionalists aim to study in psychology?

• Observable behavior

• Conscious experience

• Unconscious thoughts

• Emotions

Which school of psychology focused on the function of mental processes in adapting to the environment?

• Structuralism

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism

What did structuralists identify as the building blocks of the mind or conscious experience?

• Thoughts, beliefs, and values

• Sensations, feelings, and images

• Memories, dreams, and perceptions

• Behaviors, actions, and reactions

What was the major criticism of the method of introspection used by structuralists?

• It was not scientific

• It was too subjective

• It was too objective

• It was too complex

What did behaviorists define psychology as the study of?

• Conscious experience

• Observable behavior

• Emotions

• Unconscious thoughts