What Is Psychology? (Ch 1,2)
12 Questions
| Total Attempts: 554
Intro to psychology quiz.
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is an action that can be observed or measured?
- A.
Structuralism
- B.
Behavior
- C.
Hypothesis
- D.
Psychodynamic thinking
- 2.Who wrote the first modern psychology textbook?
- A.
John B. Watson
- B.
Wilhelm Wundt
- C.
B.F. Skinner
- D.
William James
- 3.Who founded structuralism?
- A.
Wilhelm Wundt
- B.
John B. Watson
- C.
William James
- D.
Max Wertheimer
- 4.Which philosopher outlined the laws of associationism?
- A.
B.F. Skinner
- B.
John B. Watson
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Sigmund Frued
- 5.Who introduced the concept of reinforcement?
- A.
Hippocrates
- B.
Aristotle
- C.
William James
- D.
B.F. Skinner
- 6.Who founded the school of behaviorism?
- A.
John B. Watson
- B.
Plato
- C.
Nicolaus Copernicus
- D.
Wilhelm Wundt
- 7.Who founded psychoanalysis?
- A.
John Locke
- B.
Issac Newton
- C.
Sigmund Frued
- D.
Kurt Koffka
- 8.What is the school of psychology that looks at the basic elements of conscious experience?
- A.
Behavorism
- B.
Psychodynamic thinking
- C.
Gestalt psychology
- D.
Structuralism
- 9.What type of psychologist is trained to evaluate psychological problems through the use of interviews and psychological testing?
- A.
Clinical psychologist
- B.
Educational psychologist
- C.
Conseling psychologist
- D.
Developmental psychologist
- 10.What is a prediction or assumpition about behavior that is tested through scientific research?
- A.
Placebo
- B.
Hypothesis
- C.
Hypnosis
- D.
Motivation
- 11.What is an inert substance used in controlled experiments to test the effectiveness of another substance?
- A.
Placebo
- B.
Psychiatrist
- C.
Basic research
- D.
Forensic
- 12.What type of psychologist is concerned with helping students learn?
- A.
Counseling Psychology
- B.
Clinical Psychology
- C.
Educational Psychology
- D.
Developemental Psychology
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