WorksheetsSection 1.3 1st Block
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The philospher and physiologist who is credited with being the founder of scientific psychology, because he set up the first laboratory for scientific research in psychology in Leipzig, Germany in 1879
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
William James
2.
William James was a major contributor to the early development of psychology who
a)
opened the first laboratory for scientific study in psychology
b)
formulated the theory of psychoanalysis and conducted investigations of the unconscious mind
c)
developed the functionalism school of thought and authored the first textbook in psychology
d)
developed the first widely used intelligence test
3.
The school of BEHAVIORISM defined psychology as
a)
the biological study of the brain and its behavior
b)
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
c)
the scientific study of observable behavior
d)
the sociological study of group behavior
4.
Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of psychology, considered what to be the primary focus of Psychology?
a)
Mental Processes
b)
Behavior
c)
Introspection
d)
Consciousness
5.
Founder of the school of behaviorism
a)
John B. Watson
b)
Wilhelm Wundt
c)
B.F. Skinner
d)
William James
6.
School of psychology that describes experience as a whole rather than broken down into parts
a)
Reinforcement
b)
Psychoanalysis
c)
Gestalt Psychology
d)
Developmental Psychology
7.
The method of learning that stresses examine one's own thoughts and feelings.
a)
introspection
b)
positive visualization
c)
Gestalt psychology
d)
Developmental psychology
8.
William James rejected structuralism and focused on
a)
how mental processes help organisms adapt to their environment
b)
discovering the basic elements of consciousness
c)
observable behavior only
d)
the effect of segregation on the self-esteem of children
9.
Functionalism believes that consciousness has a purpose and how a person does what s/he does is more important then the why
a)
True
b)
False
10.
School of psychology that describes experience as a whole rather than broken down into parts.
a)
Functionalism
b)
Gestalt psychology
c)
Structuralism
d)
Behaviorism
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