Psychology Quiz

What is the scientific study of mental processes and behavior called?

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• Psychology

• Biology

What is a general framework or idea about the nature of something?

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Law

• Experiment

Which type of psychologists study the origins, causes, or results of certain behaviors?

• Clinical psychologists

• Applied psychologists

• Research psychologists

• Developmental psychologists

Who is known as the "Pioneer of Psychology"?

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• Charles Darwin

• Edward B. Titchener

Who is referred to as the "Father of Psychology"?

• William James

• William Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

What is the process of looking into yourself and describing what is there called?

• Introspection

• Extrospection

• Reflection

• Meditation

Who introduced the first major school of thought in Psychology known as Structuralism?

• William James

• Edward B. Titchener

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes?

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Gestalt Psychology

• Psychoanalysis

Who wrote the first psychology textbook in 1890?

• William James

• William Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

Who developed the first theory of psychology and introduced psychoanalysis?

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• Edward B. Titchener

• John B. Watson