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WorksheetsModule 1: History and Perspectives of Psychology
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is considered the "father of psychology" and began the first psychology lab?
a)
Wilhelm Wundt
b)
Wiliiam James
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
Edward Titchener
2.
Titchener believed that psychology should study the basic elements of conscious experience and belonged to which school of thought?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Humanism
d)
Structuralism
3.
Which school of psychology would most likely have written a book titled The Whole is More than the Parts?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Gestalt
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Behavioral
4.
Who wrote the first psychology textbook, was the first American psychologist, and believed psychology should study the functions of consciousness?
a)
G. Stanley Hall
b)
John Watson
c)
William James
d)
Willhelm Wundt
5.
Darwin’s theory of evolution influenced which school of thought?
a)
Structuralism
b)
Functionalism
c)
Gestalt
d)
Cognitive
6.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
7.
Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?
a)
Humanistic
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Structuralism
8.
Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?
a)
Biological
b)
Humanistic
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behavioral
9.
Which psychologist studied children’s thought processes (cognitive development)?
a)
Erik Erikson
b)
Carl Rogers
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Jean Piaget
10.
Which perspective studies learning and how rewards and punishments influence how humans and animals act (observable responses)?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behaviorism
c)
Humanism
d)
Evolutionary
11.
Who established the first psychology lab in the U.S. and was the first president of the APA?
a)
G. Stanley Hall
b)
Sigmud Freud
c)
WIlliam James
d)
Charles Darwin
12.
Who was Mary Whiton Calkins?
a)
First female president of APA
b)
First woman author of a psychology book
c)
First woman to receive a Ph. D. in psychology
d)
Wife of G. Stanley Hall
13.
Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?
a)
First female to receive a Ph. D. in psychology
b)
Studied with Mary Calkins at the APA
c)
Studied under Willhelm Wundt
d)
Used strenuous mental testing on humans
14.
Who was the first African American man to receive a Ph.D. in psychology?
a)
Edward Titchener
b)
Kenneth Clark
c)
Francis Sumner
d)
William James
15.
Who was the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology?
a)
Inez Prosser
b)
Mary Whiton Calkins
c)
Margaret Floy Washburn
d)
Karen Horney
16.
Researcher(s) whose work helped overturn segregation in schools.
a)
Inez Prosser
b)
Kenneth B. Clark and Mamie Clark
c)
Francis Sumner
d)
William James
17.
Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?
a)
Cognitive
b)
Behavioral
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Psychodynamic
18.
Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?
a)
Biological
b)
Structuralism
c)
Functionalism
d)
Humanistic
19.
Which psychological perspective studies how the situation and our upbringing influence our behavior?
a)
Psychoanalysis
b)
Social-Cultural
c)
Behaviorism
d)
Functionalism
20.
This perspective focuses on how our behavior is affected by our genes and environment by combining biology and behaviorism.
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Biological
c)
Evolutionary
d)
Behavior Genetics
21.
Which psychological perspective focuses on optimal human functioning and the factors that allow individuals and communities to thrive?
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Humanistic
c)
Positive Psychology
d)
Psychodynamic
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