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WorksheetsUnit I Psychology
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Founder of Psychology noted for his use of the scientific method in studying the structure of consciousness.
John Watson
Ivan Pavlov
Wilhelm Wundt
B.F. Skinner
Psychology is the study of cultures and the people of the world.
True
False
This founding father of psychology was credited with advancing the ideas of functionalism which was a response to the failings of structuralism.
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
John Watson
This group was first credited with the use of the longitudinal study.
Functionalists
Structuralists
This founding psychologist was credited with advancing the idea that we used defense mechanisms to protect our conscious mind. (Founder of psychoanalysis)
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
B. F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
This leading psychologist is known as the father of classical conditioning which involves learning a new behavior through the process of association.
William James
Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner
Wilhelm Wundt
This leading psychologist advanced the concept of operant conditioning (a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment).
B. F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
William James
Wilhelm Wundt
He studied the impact of learning on human emotion; he believed what we feel and do depends upon associations and connections we have made.
John Watson
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Founding psychologist who believes that we model ourselves after those around us.
B. F Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
He is the Father of Humanistic Psychology; he believes that humans are basically good and will strive to reach perfection (self-actualization).
Ivan Pavlov
Carl Rogers
Wilhelm Wundt
William James
The subject matter associated with this perspective includes the nervous system, glands, and hormones, and genetic factors.
cognitive
biological
psychoanalytic
biopsychosocial
One the the key assumptions of this psychological perspective is that adaptive organisms survive and transmit genes to future generations.
learning
cognitive
humanism
evolutionary
The subject matter for this perspective includes interpretation of mental images, thinking, and language.
biological
cognitive
learning
Biopsychosocial
The subject matter for this psychological perspective is self-concept.
evolutionary
learning
humanism
cognitive
The subject matter for this psychological perspective is unconscious processes and early childhood experiences.
evolutionary
Biopsychosocial
psychoanalytic
Sociocultural
The subject matter for this psychological perspective includes environmental influences, learning, and observational learning.
learning
cognitive
humanism
evolutionary
