Influential Figures in Psychology Quiz

Test your knowledge! Identify fathers of psychoanalysis, hierarchy of needs proponents, cognitive development theorists & more.

#1

Who is considered the father of psychoanalysis?

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

Which psychologist proposed the hierarchy of needs?

Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget
#3

Who is known for the theory of operant conditioning?

B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
#4

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

Carl Rogers
Erik Erikson
Abraham Maslow
Jean Piaget
#5

Which psychologist developed the theory of cognitive dissonance?

Leon Festinger
Solomon Asch
Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
#6

Who is known for the theory of multiple intelligences?

Howard Gardner
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
#7

Who developed the concept of 'collective unconscious'?

Jean Piaget
Carl Jung
Erik Erikson
Albert Ellis
#8

Which psychologist is known for his experiments on obedience?

Carl Rogers
Stanley Milgram
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
#9

Who is the proponent of the social learning theory?

Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
#10

Which psychologist is known for his work in the area of classical conditioning?

Albert Ellis
Carl Jung
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
#11

Who is the founder of psychoanalytic therapy?

B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Ivan Pavlov
#12

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of flow?

Carl Jung
Abraham Maslow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Erik Erikson
#13

Who proposed the theory of cognitive development in children?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Lawrence Kohlberg
#14

Who proposed the theory of attachment in infants?

Erik Erikson
John Bowlby
Mary Ainsworth
Lev Vygotsky
#15

Who proposed the theory of moral development?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Lawrence Kohlberg
#16

Who proposed the theory of 'locus of control'?

Carl Rogers
Abraham Maslow
Julian Rotter
Ivan Pavlov
#17

Who proposed the theory of 'self-determination'?

Erik Erikson
Jean Piaget
Edward Deci
Lev Vygotsky

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