Psychology's Early History Answers

Plato suggested that the soul operates on three levels: __________. A.observation, hope, and will B.love, emotion, and senses C.senses, humor, and thoughtD.reason, will, and desire

Which of the following statements is not true about Hippocrates? A.He believed that the body has four bodily fluids that directly affect health and personality. B.He thought that mental illness occurred when the four humors were in proper balance. C.He suggested that all diseases, including mental illness, have natural causes. D.He separated medicine from superstition, which is why he’s called “the father of medicine.”

The first formal laboratory for research in psychology was established by B. F. Skinner.

__________ is the school of psychology that believes perception is more than the sum of its parts—it involves a whole pattern. A. Behaviorism B. Structuralism C. Functionalism D. Gestalt psychology Please select the best answer from the choices provided

William James was one of the leading founders of which school of thought? A.behaviorismB.functionalismC.structuralismD.psychoanalysis

Which school of thought focused on objective sensations, such as sight and taste, and subjective feelings, such as emotional responses, to study the conscious mind? A.behaviorismB.structuralismC.psychoanalysisD.functionalism

__________ showed that people learn to behave in certain ways because of reinforcement. A.John B. WatsonB.B. F. SkinnerC.William JamesD.Sigmund Freud

According to Freud, slips of the tongue __________. A.occur when a person is unconsciousB.prove that people are forgetful when unconsciousC.represent a meaningful unconscious thought D.are the mind’s way of expressing conscious desires