School of Psychology Quiz

What is the main focus of psychology?

• Studying plants and animals

• Analyzing human behavior and mind

• Exploring our mind

• Studying human movements

Who established the world's first laboratory of experimental psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• William James

• Wilhelm Wundt

• John B. Watson

Which of the following is NOT one of the main goals of psychological science?

• Describe behavior

• Control/influence behavior

• Create behavior

• Predict behavior

Which psychological approach emphasizes looking at the whole individual and stresses concepts such as free will and self-actualization?

• Psychoanalysis

• Humanism

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive psychology

According to structuralism, how is the mind's structure analyzed?

• Through studying behavior in response to environmental stimuli

• Through studying evolution

• Through introspection

• Through analyzing unconscious thoughts

He was a prominent contributor to the school of functionalism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

What does behaviorism believe is the best way to understand human psychology?

• Through introspection

• Through analyzing unconscious thoughts

• Through evolution

• Through studying behavior in response to environmental stimuli

What concept does functionalism focus on?

• The parts of an experience

• The entirety of an experience

• The unconscious mind

• The innate human nature

Which school of psychology emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts?

• Behaviorism

• Psychoanalysis

• Structuralism

• Gestalt psychology

Who is known for establishing the principles of classical conditioning?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson