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Psychology Test 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Regarded as the most prolific psychologist in history. He proposed that most of the mind lies in the unconscious which physiology would never explain; Used to be a therapist

a)

Douglas McGregor

b)

William James

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Descartes

2.

The mind and body are separate but work together to form reality

a)

Descartes (Dualism)

b)

Functionalism

c)

Classical Conditioning

d)

Pre-Conventional

3.

He along with his two assistants, Wolfgang Kohler and Kurt Koffa, studied events as a "whole" pattern or configuration rather than as separate parts

a)

Max Wertheimer

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Lawrence Kohlberg

d)

William James

4.

Studied how individuals make moral judgments about conflict-laden issues. Developed six stages organized into three levels of moral reasoning: (Pre-Conventional, Conventional, Post-Conventional)

a)

Douglas McGregor

b)

Lawrence Kohlberg

c)

Max Wertheimer

d)

John B. Watson

5.

Recognized as the father of American Psychology. Wrote the first book on Psychology, "The Principles of Psychology," also developed functionalism. Functionalism focused on the anatomy of the mind as to how mental life and behavior are part of the active adaption for the person's environment

a)

William James

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

John B. Watson

d)

B.F. Skinner

6.

Studied how different stimuli can cause one to react

a)

William James

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

7.

Wundt's student, developed structuralism

a)

John Watson

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

Lawrence Kohlberg

d)

B.F. Skinner

8.

The first to develop a psychological laboratory, 1879. Used a method called introspection - to look within; basically self-reporting, "how do you feel?"

a)

Max Wertheimer

b)

Douglas McGregor

c)

William James

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

9.

(Father of Behaviorism) Early Psychologist who concentrated on the directly observable, also an advertising executive who brought back testimonial advertising. He is also known for the Little Albert Experiment.

a)

John B. Watson

b)

Lawrence Kohlberg

c)

Edward Titchener

d)

Ivan Pavlov

10.

Theory X says " Employees must be watched to do a good job."

Theory Y says "Employees are motivated by self-motivation to do a good job."

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Douglas McGregor

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Ivan Pavlov

11.

Studied how behavior is shaped by rewards and punishments

a)

William James

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

Lawrence Kohlberg

d)

B.F. Skinner

12.

Process of learning in which the consequences of a response determine the probability that the response will be repeated

a)

Classical Conditioning - Ivan Pavlov

b)

Gestalt Theory - Max Wertheimer

c)

Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner

d)

Structuralism - Wundt and Titchener

13.

An approach that attempted to define the structure of the mind by breaking down mental experience into their component parts

a)

Structuralism - Wundt Titchener

b)

Classical Conditioning - Ivan Pavlov

c)

Gestalt Theory - Max Wertheimer

d)

Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner

14.

A learning process in which pairings are made between a stimulus and an involuntary reflex

a)

Structuralism - Wundt and Titchener

b)

Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner

c)

Gestalt Theory - Max Wertheimer

d)

Classical Conditioning - Ivan Pavlov

15.

The school of psychology that studies ways in which the brain organizers and structures. Our perceptions of the world. Gestalt can be roughly translated as a unitary form or pattern.

a)

Structuralism - Wundt and Titchener

b)

Classical Conditioning - Ivan Pavlov

c)

Gestalt Theory - Max Wertheimer

d)

Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner

16.

Pre-Conventional Level: moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority

a)

Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment

b)

Stage 4: Authority and Social Order

c)

Stage 5: Social Construct

d)

Stage 2: Self-Interest

17.

Conventional Level: Expectations of the social (family, community, and nation) are supported and maintained

a)

Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principle

b)

Stage 5:

Social Construct

c)

Stage 3: Interpersonal Accord and Conformity

d)

Stage 4: Authority and Social Order

18.

Post-Conventional Level: Individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group

a)

Stage 2: Self-Interest

b)

Stage 5: Social Construct

c)

Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment

d)

Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principle