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History of Psychology Quiz (#2)

1. The first psychology lab was set up at the University of Leipzig, by Wilhelm Wundt in _______.

    1777

    1879

    1887

    1916


2. ________ psychology is the largest single group of psychologists.

    clinical

    social

    development

    experimental


3. _________ psychologists conduct research on how animals identify one another.

    school

    clinical

    experimental

    counseling


4. Which of the following types of communication reaches the widest audience and produces a permanent record?

    presentations at conferences

    discussions at scientific meetings

    interviews with media

    publication in scientific journal


5. The 4 goals of psychology are description, prediction, control and explanation.

    True

    False


6. ___________ is the school of thought in where psychology is defined as the study of the structure of the mind.

    functionalism

    behaviorism

    structuralism

    all of the above


7. ____________ psychologists are interested in behavior changes that incur in people of periods of time.

    functional

    school

    social

    developmental


8. The following are all examples of objective tests, except:

    SAT

    CAT

    MAT

    Strong interest inventory


9. Watson is to __________ as Kenneth Clark is to ___________.

    functionalism; behaviorism

    behaviorism; functionalism

    racial identification; behaviorism

    behaviorism; racial identification


10. When you are making careful observations about your subject in its natural environment, you are fulfilling what goal of psychology?

    description

    explanation

    control

    prediction


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