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Quiz on Schools of Thought in Psychology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the founder of Structuralism?

a)

William James

b)

Max Wertheimer

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Edward Titchener

2.

What method did Structuralists primarily use to analyze mental experiences?

a)

Surveys

b)

Experiments

c)

Introspection

d)

Behavior observation

3.

Which school of thought focuses on the function of the mind?

a)

Psychoanalysis

b)

Functionalism

c)

Structuralism

d)

Gestalt Psychology

4.

Who is the founder of Functionalism?

a)

John B. Watson

b)

William James

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Edward Titchener

5.

What is the main focus of Gestalt Psychology?

a)

Observable behavior

b)

The structure of the mind

c)

The function of the mind

d)

The whole mind

6.

What does the term 'gestalt' refer to?

a)

Whole or pattern

b)

Function

c)

Structure

d)

Behavior

7.

Who founded Behaviorism?

a)

John B. Watson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

William James

d)

Max Wertheimer

8.

According to Behaviorism, what is the primary focus of psychology?

a)

Unconscious mind

b)

Emotional experiences

c)

Observable behavior

d)

Mental processes

9.

What did Sigmund Freud believe about physical illnesses?

a)

They are always inherited

b)

They are purely psychological

c)

They have no emotional causes

d)

They can be caused by emotional issues

10.

What method did Freud use in Psychoanalysis?

a)

Introspection

b)

Dream analysis

c)

Surveys

d)

Behavior observation

11.

What is a key characteristic of Behaviorism according to Watson?

a)

Focus on conscious experiences

b)

Focus on emotional traumas

c)

Focus on mental structures

d)

Focus on observable behaviors

12.

What did Freud argue about the unconscious mind?

a)

It is fully accessible

b)

It is irrelevant to behavior

c)

It contains hidden desires

d)

It is the same as consciousness

13.

Which school of thought emerged as a response to the limitations of previous schools?

a)

Gestalt Psychology

b)

Psychoanalysis

c)

Functionalism

d)

Structuralism

14.

What did Gestalt psychologists believe about the mind?

a)

It is made up of individual elements

b)

It is a sum of its parts

c)

It is only observable behavior

d)

It is greater than the sum of its parts

15.

What did Behaviorists believe about learning?

a)

It is always inherited

b)

It is a passive process

c)

It is an active process

d)

It is only conscious