Intro, History And Schools Of Psychology

Question 1

Contributions of Lightner Witmer

Answer 1

1896: 1st psychological clinic at Uni of Pennsylvania

1907: 1st professional Journal of Clinical Psychology “The Psychological Clinic”

Question 2

Rene Descartes

Answer 2

Dualism (mind and body as separate entities)

Question 3

John Locke

Answer 3

Tabula Rasa (empty mind) (shaped by experiences, sensation, reflection)

Question 4

1st psychological test

Answer 4

Stanford Binet Test of Intelligence, 1916

Question 6

What’s the method used by Wundt in structuralism?

Answer 6

Objective Introspection

Question 7

The ___ school of psychology laid the groundwork for later views such as behaviourism and evolutionary perspective

Answer 7

Functionalism

Question 9

Who pioneered the role of genes and heredity in development of disorders and behaviours?

Answer 9

Francis Galton

Question 10

Who discovered role of neurotransmitters in regulating communication between neurons?

Answer 10

Otto Loewi
(He is also credited with discovery of Acetylcholine)