17 Questions
Which approach believes that people are innately good and strive for personal growth?
Humanistic Psychology
Who is known for developing the theory of Free Association in psychology?
Sigmund Freud
Which psychologist believed that our most basic need is for physical survival, according to their Hierarchy of Needs?
Abraham Maslow
Who is considered the father of cognitive psychology?
Ulric Neisser
Which branch of psychology focuses on the way people process information such as perception, attention, memory, and thinking?
Cognitive Psychology
Who are known as the followers of Freud’s theory of the unconscious and are referred to as Neo-Freudians?
Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, Karen Horney
Which school of thought focuses on analyzing mental structures into their simplest form?
Structuralism
Who established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1879?
Wilhelm Wundt
Which method was primarily used by Wilhelm Wundt to analyze the simplest form of mental processes?
Introspection
Which term did Wundt use to describe 'to look within' and observe our own perceptions, thoughts, and feelings?
Introspection
What was one of the goals of introspection as given by Wilhelm Wundt?
To analyze conscious processes into basic elements
What was the main focus of Titchener's structuralism?
Discovering the facts or structure of the mind
Which method did Titchener rely on for understanding conscious experience?
Introspection
Who opposed the idea of structuralism and emphasized empirical knowledge?
William James
What school of thought focuses on how the mind helps an organism adapt to its environment?
Cognitive psychology
Which perspective stresses observing actual behavior to understand adaptation to the environment?
Functionalism
What concept is criticized due to lack of agreement, as mentioned in the text?
Introspection
Learn about the Neo-Freudians who followed Freud's theory of the unconscious and the Humanistic Psychology approach. Explore the key figures such as Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, Karen Horney, and Carl Rogers, and understand their beliefs and contributions.
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