Schools of Psychology and Their Key Concepts Quiz

Test your knowledge on psychoanalysis and other schools of psychology. Explore key concepts and founders in this insightful quiz.

#1

Who is considered the founder of psychoanalysis?

B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
Abraham Maslow
#2

Which school of psychology emphasizes free will, self-actualization, and human potential?

Cognitive psychology
Behaviorism
Humanistic psychology
Functionalism
#3

Which school of psychology emphasizes the importance of studying observable behavior?

Gestalt psychology
Psychoanalysis
Behaviorism
Humanistic psychology
#4

Which school of psychology focuses on the role of mental processes in behavior?

Gestalt psychology
Behaviorism
Cognitive psychology
Psychoanalysis
#5

Which school of psychology emphasizes the importance of subjective experiences and individual differences?

Gestalt psychology
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic psychology
Behaviorism
#6

Which school of psychology focuses on the role of unconscious conflicts in shaping behavior?

Gestalt psychology
Behaviorism
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic psychology
#7

Who proposed the theory of classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
#8

Who is associated with the concept of operant conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
#9

Who proposed the hierarchy of needs in motivation theory?

Abraham Maslow
B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers
Sigmund Freud
#10

Which school of psychology focuses on the idea that the whole of personal experience is different from the sum of its parts?

Behaviorism
Cognitive psychology
Gestalt psychology
Humanistic psychology
#11

Which school of psychology focuses on the study of mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving?

Structuralism
Cognitive psychology
Functionalism
Behaviorism
#12

Who is known for proposing the theory of social learning and the concept of observational learning?

Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
#13

Who is known for proposing the theory of attachment in developmental psychology?

Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Mary Ainsworth
B.F. Skinner
#14

Who is known for proposing the theory of operant conditioning in animals?

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

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