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History of Psychology

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

Sir Francis Bacon

2.

Who is credited with coming up with structuralism?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

3.

Who is credited with creating functionalism?

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

4.

Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

5.

What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

6.

What early perspective did not care about the "parts" of the mind but rather how the mind adapts to what we need to survive?

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empiricism

7.

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is known as _____________________.

a)

psychology

b)

biology

c)

morality

d)

behavior

8.
Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act. 
a)
behavior
b)
natural
c)
bilogy
d)
none of the above
9.
Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
John B. Watson
10.

According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what?

a)

Introspection

b)

Observation

c)

Cultural influences

d)

Growth potential

11.

The earliest history of psychology can be traced back to the time of the early ______________. (Aristotle and Socrates)

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

English

d)

Americans

12.

This psychologist discovered classical conditioning by conducting an experiment with dogs, thus proposed that behaviors could be learned via conditioned associations:

a)

Abraham Maslow

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Sigmund Freud

13.

A psychologist who believes that each person has freedom in directing his/her future and achieving personal growth is known as:

a)

Humanist

b)

Cognitivist

c)

Behaviorist

d)

Functionalist

14.

A psychologist who studies how we process, retrieve, and use information and how cognitive processes influence our behavior:

a)

Humanist

b)

Cognitivist

c)

Behaviorist

d)

Functionalist

15.

What is displayed in the image?

a)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

b)

Food Pyramid

c)

Personal Growth Stages

d)

Psychology Plan

16.

The notion that the mind and body are separate and distinct is called ____________________.

a)

monolism

b)

dualism

c)

funtionalism

d)

structuralism