10 Questions
Aristotle believed that all beings have rational souls compared to other animals.
False
According to John Locke, at birth, the human mind is a blank slate where experiences write knowledge.
True
Francis Galton is known as the 'Father of Modern Psychology.'
False
Wilhelm Wundt established the first experimental laboratory for the study of Psychology in Berlin, Germany in 1879.
False
Stanley Hall established the first American psychology laboratory at Harvard University in 1883.
False
Hermann Ebbinghaus, a German psychologist, conducted the first experiments on memory in 1885.
True
Muhammad ibn Zakariya Al-Razi was one of the first individuals to write on mental illness and psychotherapy.
True
Abu-Ali Al-Husayn Ibn Abdalah Ibn-Sina was a Chinese philosopher known for his work in psychology.
False
Rene Descartes believed that the human body is similar to a clock and can be understood through mechanical principles.
False
John Locke's theory proposed that some ideas are inborn in humans.
False
Test your knowledge on the early philosophers and psychologists who shaped the field of psychology. Learn about Aristotle's beliefs on the human soul, Descartes' views on innate knowledge, Locke's theory of the mind as a blank slate, and Galton's work on individual differences.
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