Wilhelm Wundt - Founder of Experimental Psychology
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Who is considered the founder of experimental psychology?

  • William James
  • Max Wertheimer
  • Wilhelm Wundt (correct)
  • Charles Darwin

What aspect of mental activity did functionalism focus on?

  • The biological basis of behavior
  • The impact of environment on behavior
  • The structure of the mind
  • The functions of mental activity (correct)

Which psychologist had a great impact on the emergence of functional psychology?

  • Wilhelm Wundt
  • Max Wertheimer
  • Kurt Kafka
  • Charles Darwin (correct)

What concept did Gestalt psychologists emphasize when studying thinking?

<p>'The whole is greater than the sum of its parts' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which psychologist believed in perceiving the environment in its totality, not individuality?

<p>Max Wertheimer (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Wilhelm Wundt campaign for regarding psychology?

<p>To establish psychology as an independent discipline (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Max Wertheimer criticize about the structuralists in psychology?

<p>Analyzing psychological events into pieces (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method did Sigmund Freud use to study the unconscious mind?

<p>Free association (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, dreams are considered as:

<p>A reflection of unconscious motivations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with revolutionizing psychology by shifting the focus to observable behavior?

<p>John Watson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way did Watson believe psychology should aim to understand behavior?

<p>Describe, predict, understand, and control behavior (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Dreams are the royal road to the understanding of the unconscious' was a view held by:

<p>Sigmund Freud (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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