Founders and Key Figures in Psychology Quiz

Explore the origins and theories of psychology with this quiz. Identify key figures like Freud, Maslow, Piaget, and Skinner.

#1

Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?

Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Carl Jung
Ivan Pavlov
#2

Which psychologist is known for his hierarchy of needs?

Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
#3

Who is known for the theory of classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
#4

Which psychologist founded the field of behaviorism?

John B. Watson
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
#5

Who is known for the concept of the 'zone of proximal development'?

Lev Vygotsky
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
#6

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of 'flow'?

Carl Rogers
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
#7

Who developed the theory of cognitive development?

Jean Piaget
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
William James
#8

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of operant conditioning?

B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
Carl Jung
#9

Who developed the concept of the collective unconscious?

Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
#10

Which psychologist is known for his work on the concept of self-actualization?

Abraham Maslow
Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
John B. Watson
#11

Who is known for his theory of multiple intelligences?

Howard Gardner
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Albert Bandura
#12

Which psychologist proposed the concept of 'self-efficacy'?

Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Abraham Maslow
Albert Bandura
#13

Who proposed the social learning theory?

Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
#14

Who developed the concept of the 'hierarchy of control' in psychology?

Julian Rotter
Albert Bandura
George Kelly
Martin Seligman
#15

Who developed the theory of 'personality dimensions'?

Hans Eysenck
David McClelland
Erik Erikson
John B. Watson
#16

Who developed the theory of 'transactional analysis'?

Eric Berne
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
Carl Rogers
#17

Who developed the concept of 'positive psychology'?

Martin Seligman
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow

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