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Influential Psychologists

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

Who promoted the idea of a "hierarchy of needs", which basically says people can't fulfill their potential if their basic/lower/biological needs are not being met?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

B. F. Skinner

2.

Who studied the practice of behavior modification? Behavior is likely to be repeated if encouraged and unlikely to be repeated if punished.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Ivan Pavlov

3.

Who proposed the theory of the id (unconscious instincts), ego (conscious personality), and superego (moral values)?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Carl Rogers

4.

Who is called the 'Founder of Modern Psychology'? He established the first laboratory for conducting psychological experiments.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Carl Rogers

5.

Who used a controversial experiment involving children mimicking aggressive behavior displayed by adults (the Bobo Doll experiment) to demonstrate his social learning theory.

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

6.

Who established client-centered therapy based on the belief of self-actualization (people's tendency to work toward fulfilling their potential)?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Carl Rogers

7.

Who explained 'classical conditioning' through an experiment showing that dogs could be trained to associate a bell with the feeling of hunger?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

8.

Who explained the 'stream of consciousness'? Humans can only experience one mental event at a time, and these events flow from one to the next in a continuous stream.

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

9.

Who used a controversial experiment involving an infant being conditioned to fear a rat (Little Albert) to demonstrate that emotions, including fear, are learned behaviors?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

William James

10.

Who described a set of personality archetypes, including the idea of introverts and extroverts?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Carl Jung

11.

What's the best definition of psychology?

a)

a philosophical approach to human behavior that is based on cultural behaviors and social norms.

b)

a philosophical approach to human behavior that is based on personal belief rather than scientific experimentation.

c)

the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior. 

d)

the scientific study of the central nervous system, and how to manage various illnesses and disorders.

12.

Most psychologists are interested in the link between the brain and ...

a)

the spinal cord

b)

behavior

c)

physical health

d)

life expectancy