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HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

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.

Who is credited with bringing psychology to the U.S. and creating the American Psychological Association?

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

William James

d)

G. Stanley Hall

5.

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

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

6.

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

a)

introspection

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

empricism

7.

What theory states that all knowledge should be collected through the senses/observation/experimentation?

a)

empiricism

b)

structuralism

c)

functionalism

d)

introspection

8.

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

9.

Who was the first woman to earn her PhD in psychology?

a)

Margaret Floy Washburn

b)

Mary Whiton Calkins

10.

Who was the first female president of the APA?

a)

Margaret Floy Washburn

b)

Mary Whiton Calkins