WorksheetsHistory of Psychology
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Define: Psychology
Study of mental process
Study of how humans think, feel and act
Study of behavior
Who was nicknamed the "Father of Psychology"?
Wilhelm Wundt
Edward Titchener
William James
Sir Francis Bacon
An approach in psychology in which the psychologist studies how unconscious motives & conflicts determines human behavior
This person father of psychology in the United States taught the first psychology class at Harvard in 1875 and created the first psychology textbook.
A psychologist who analyzes observable behavior & studies conditioning & reinforcement
Which early psychological perspective believes that the mind can be broken up into separate parts?
introspection
structuralism
functionalism
empricism
The psychological perspective concerned with physiological and biochemical factors that determine behavior and mental processes.
behavioral
biological
psychodynamic
evolutionary
Dr. Didden was hired by the TLC Company to help it retain its employees without lowering the firm’s profits. After TLC removed cubicles and permitted employees to decorate their workroomas recommended by Dr. Didden, the absentee rate declined and no employees left for jobs else- where. Dr. Didden is most likely to be
clinical psychologist
counseling psychologist
industrial/organizational psychologist
forensic psychologists
Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they
help people cope with challenges and crises.
conduct research.
experiment with how people perceive, think, and solve problems.
are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medication.
