Founding Figures and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology Quiz

Test your knowledge on psychology's founding figures and philosophical underpinnings with this quiz. Who's the father of modern psychology? Find out!

#1

Who is considered the father of modern psychology?

Sigmund Freud
William James
John B. Watson
Wilhelm Wundt
#2

Who proposed the theory of classical conditioning?

Jean Piaget
Ivan Pavlov
Erik Erikson
Abraham Maslow
#3

Who is known for proposing the hierarchy of needs?

Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
B.F. Skinner
#4

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the role of free will and individual choice?

Behaviorism
Cognitive Psychology
Humanism
Psychoanalysis
#5

Who is credited with founding the first psychology laboratory?

William James
Sigmund Freud
John B. Watson
Wilhelm Wundt
#6

Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

Wilhelm Wundt
John B. Watson
Sigmund Freud
William James
#7

Which philosophical perspective emphasizes the importance of unconscious processes?

Behaviorism
Humanism
Psychoanalysis
Cognitive Psychology
#8

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of self-actualization?

B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
Lev Vygotsky
#9

Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of the mind according to Sigmund Freud?

Id
Ego
Superego
Eros
#10

Which psychologist is associated with the idea of operant conditioning?

Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
B.F. Skinner
Lev Vygotsky
#11

Who proposed the concept of 'self-efficacy'?

Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
#12

Who is known for proposing the theory of social learning?

B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Jean Piaget
Albert Bandura
#13

Who introduced the concept of 'collective unconscious'?

Carl Jung
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
Alfred Adler
#14

Who introduced the concept of 'self-schema'?

Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
Markus and Nurius
#15

Which psychologist introduced the concept of 'self-determination theory'?

Edward Thorndike
B.F. Skinner
Abraham Maslow
Richard Ryan and Edward Deci
#16

Who introduced the concept of 'ecological systems theory'?

John Bowlby
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Lev Vygotsky
Erik Erikson

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