Founding Figures in Psychology Quiz

Test your knowledge of psychology's founding figures with this quiz. From Freud to Bandura, explore the key figures and their contributions.

#1

Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?

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

Who developed the theory of classical conditioning?

B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
1 answered
#3

Who developed the concept of operant conditioning?

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

Who is considered the founder of humanistic psychology?

Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
1 answered
#5

Who is known for the theory of psychosexual development?

Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
1 answered
#6

Who is known for his hierarchy of needs theory?

Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget
Albert Bandura
1 answered
#7

Who is famous for his experiment on obedience to authority figures?

Stanley Milgram
Philip Zimbardo
John B. Watson
Erik Erikson
1 answered
#8

Who founded the first psychology laboratory?

William James
Wilhelm Wundt
John Dewey
Gestalt
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#9

Who is known for the concept of the 'collective unconscious'?

Albert Bandura
Erik Erikson
Carl Jung
Karen Horney
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#10

Who is known for his work on social learning theory?

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

Who introduced the concept of the 'self-actualization'?

Jean Piaget
Abraham Maslow
Erik Erikson
Carl Rogers
#12

Who proposed the concept of 'conditioned reflex'?

Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
#13

Who proposed the theory of 'attachment'?

Erik Erikson
John Bowlby
Lawrence Kohlberg
Jean Piaget
#14

Who is considered the founder of behaviorism?

John B. Watson
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Wilhelm Wundt
#15

Who is known for the concept of 'self-efficacy'?

Erik Erikson
Carl Rogers
Albert Bandura
Abraham Maslow
#16

Who is known for his research on the effects of obedience to authority?

Stanley Milgram
Solomon Asch
Philip Zimbardo
Leon Festinger
#17

Who proposed the theory of 'ego development'?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lawrence Kohlberg
Sigmund Freud
#18

Who is known for the concept of 'unconditional positive regard'?

B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget
#19

Who proposed the theory of 'zone of proximal development'?

Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
Albert Bandura
#20

Who developed the theory of 'moral development'?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lawrence Kohlberg
Sigmund Freud
#21

Who proposed the theory of cognitive development in children?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
B.F. Skinner
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#22

Who is known for his research on the effects of conformity?

Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
Philip Zimbardo
Leon Festinger
#23

Who developed the theory of 'social cognitive theory'?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Albert Bandura
#24

Who is known for his research on observational learning?

Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson

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