AP Psychology: History of Psychology — Multiple Choice Questions

Plato’s belief that reality is divided between the physical and non-physical world is most consistent with which psychological perspective?

• Empiricism

• Dualism

• Structuralism

• Behaviorism

A psychologist designs an experiment to identify the elements of thought through introspection. This best reflects which perspective?

• Functionalism

• Structuralism

• Psychoanalysis

• Humanistic

Which perspective focuses on how mental processes such as memory and problem solving influence behavior?

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive Psychology

• Gestalt Psychology

• Evolutionary Psychology

A researcher studies how aggression may have increased survival chances in early humans. Which perspective is guiding this study?

• Humanistic Psychology

• Positive Psychology

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Cognitive Psychology

The belief that knowledge comes only from sensory experience best matches which concept?

• Empiricism

• Dualism

• Gestalt Psychology

• Psychoanalysis

Which psychologist is credited with establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

Who argued that humans are born as a “blank slate” (tabula rasa)?

• René Descartes

• Aristotle

• John Locke

• Plato

Which figure is associated with functionalism and wrote Principles of Psychology?

• William James

• Edward Titchener

• Carl Rogers

• B.F. Skinner

Freud would interpret a recurring dream about falling as evidence of:

• Learned behavior

• Unconscious conflict

• Cognitive processing

• Social conditioning

Who emphasized free will, personal growth, and self-actualization?

• A) Abraham Maslow

• B) B.F. Skinner

• C) John B. Watson

• D) Jean Piaget