history of psych 20Q

Question 1

Who is considered the founder of Behaviorism?
A) Wilhelm Wundt ​
B) John Watson
​C) B.F.​ Skinner
D) Edward Titchener

Answer 1

B) John Watson

Question 2

What method did Socrates use to seek the essence of ideas?
A) Rationalism
​B) Empiricism
​C) The Socratic Method
​D) Introspection

Answer 2

C) Socratic method

Question 3

Which philosopher is known for the Theory of Forms?

A) Aristotle
​B) Plato
​C) Socrates
D) Descartes

Answer 3

B. Plato

Question 4

What did John Locke believe about the origin of ideas?

A) They are innate
​B) They come from sensory experience
​C) They are a priori
​D) They are synthetic

Answer 4

B) They come from sensory experience

Question 5

Who is known for the concept of “Tabula Rasa”?
A) Immanuel Kant
​B) John Locke
​C) Rene Descartes
​D) William James

Answer 5

B. John Locke

Question 6

What is the main focus of Functionalism?
A) The structure of the mind
​B) The practical application of psychological findings
​C) The study of behavior
​D) The study of consciousness

Answer 6

B) The practical application of psychological findings

Question 7

Who discovered conditioned reflexes while studying the digestive system of dogs?
​A) B.F.
​ Skinner
B) John Watson
​C) Ivan Pavlov
D) Edward Thorndike

Answer 7

Answer: C) Ivan Pavlov

Question 8

What is the main goal of Behaviorism according to John Watson?
​A) Understanding the structure of the mind
​B) Prediction and control of behavior
​C) Studying consciousness
​D) Exploring innate ideas

Answer 8

B) Prediction and control of behavior

Question 9

Who proposed the idea of “Operant Conditioning”?
A) John Watson ​
B) Ivan Pavlov ​
C) B.F. ​ Skinner
D) Edward Thorndike

Answer 9

C) B.F. Skinner

Question 10

What did William James contribute to psychology?
A) Structuralism
B) Behaviorism
C) Pragmatism
D) Cognitive Psychology

Answer 10

C) Pragmatism

Question 11

Who is known for the “Allegory of the Cave”?
A) Socrates
B) Plato
​C) Aristotle
​D) Descartes

Answer 11

B) Plato

Question 12

What did Rene Descartes believe about the relationship between the mind and body?
A) They are the same
B) The mind is physical
C) The mind and body are separate but interact
D) The body controls the mind

Answer 12

C) The mind and body are separate but interact

Question 13

Who is considered the first psychologist?
A) Wilhelm Wundt
B) William James
C) John Dewey
D) Edward Titchener

Answer 13

A) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 14

What did Edward Titchener focus on in his study of psychology?
A) Functionalism
B) Behaviorism
C) Structuralism
D) Cognitive Psychology

Answer 14

C) Structuralism

Question 15

What is the main idea behind Cognitive Psychology?
A) Studying behavior through conditioning
B) Understanding mental processes and structures
C) Applying psychological findings to practical problems
D) Exploring innate ideas

Answer 15

B) Understanding mental processes and structures

Question 16

Who argued that the human brain is genetically programmed to generate language?

A) B.F.
​ Skinner
B) John Watson ​
C) Noam Chomsky ​
D) George Miller

Answer 16

C) Noam Chomsky
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Question 17

What did George Miller contribute to Cognitive Psychology?
A) Operant Conditioning
B) Information Processing Models
C) Structuralism
D) Behaviorism

Answer 17

B) Information Processing Models

Question 18

What is the main focus of Behavior Therapy?
A) Studying consciousness
B) Changing behavior through conditioning
​C) Understanding mental processes
D) Exploring innate ideas

Answer 18

B) Changing behavior through conditioning

Question 19

Who is known for the concept of “Latent Learning”?
A) John Watson
B) Edward Thorndike
C) Ivan Pavlov
D) Edward Tolman

Answer 19

D) Edward Tolman

Question 20

What did William James believe about the validity of ideas?
A) They must be innate
B) They must be empirically tested
C) If an idea works, it is valid
D) They must be rational

Answer 20

C) If an idea works, it is valid.