History of Psychology Quiz

What was Plato's contribution to the field of Psychology?

• The Animal Mind

• The Republic

• The Origin of Species

• None of the Above

What is René Descartes famous saying?

• I think, therefore I am

• Eureka

• Carpe diem

• Cogito, ergo sum

What was Wilhelm Wundt known as?

• Father of Psychology

• Father of Medicine

• Father of Philosophy

• Father of Sociology

Who is considered the Father of American Psychology?

• William James

• John Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

Where did Charles Darwin attend school?

• University of Edinburgh

• University of Vienna

• Harvard University

• University of Chicago

What was Margaret Floy Washburn's principle interest?

• Animal behavior

• Cognitive psychology

• Social psychology

• Developmental psychology

What did Dorothea Dix have a part to play in?

• Mental hospitals being built

• Prison reform

• Education reform

• Healthcare reform

What did G. Stanley Hall establish the first psychological laboratory at?

• Johns Hopkins University

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• Stanford University

Where did Sigmund Freud gain his education from?

• University of Vienna

• University of Leipzig

• University of Zurich

• University of Berlin

Where did John Watson attend university?

• The University of Chicago

• Furman University

• Harvard University

• Yale University