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19th Century Origins of Psychology study set below.
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1
In 1879, which German professor established the first formal laboratory for psychological research at the University of Leipzig?
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A
William James
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B
Wilhelm Wundt
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C
Sigmund Freud
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D
G. Stanley Hall
2
Which 19th-century physiologist is famous for measuring the speed of the neural impulse in a frog's motor nerve?
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A
Hermann von Helmholtz
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B
Gustav Fechner
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C
Ernst Weber
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D
Francis Galton
3
Ernst Weber and Gustav Fechner developed a mathematical law that describes the relationship between physical stimuli and perceived intensity. What is this field called?
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A
Behaviorism
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B
Structuralism
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C
Psychophysics
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D
Functionalism
4
Who wrote 'The Principles of Psychology' (1890), a foundational text that championed the functionalist perspective?
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A
John B. Watson
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B
William James
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C
Edward Titchener
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D
Ivan Pavlov
5
In 1892, who founded the American Psychological Association (APA) and served as its first president?
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A
G. Stanley Hall
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B
William James
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C
James McKeen Cattell
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D
Hugo Münsterberg
6
Which researcher famously studied the 'forgetting curve' using nonsense syllables in the late 1880s?
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A
George Miller
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B
Hermann Ebbinghaus
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C
Alfred Binet
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D
Francis Galton
7
Francis Galton is credited with coining which controversial 19th-century term related to selective human breeding?
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A
Psychometrics
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B
Eugenics
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C
Behavioral genetics
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D
Cognition
8
Which 19th-century French physician identified the specific area of the brain responsible for speech production?
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A
Paul Broca
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B
Carl Wernicke
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C
Phineas Gage
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D
Jean-Martin Charcot
9
In 1896, Lightner Witmer opened the first psychological clinic in the United States. What did he call this new field?
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A
Clinical Psychology
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B
School Psychology
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C
Counseling Psychology
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D
Developmental Psychology
10
William James proposed that consciousness is a continuous flow. What specific term did he use to describe this concept?
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A
Stream of consciousness
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B
Associative chain
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C
Mental architecture
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D
Perceptual set
11
Which German philosopher and psychologist published the first experimental psychology journal, 'Philosophische Studien', in 1881?
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A
Wilhelm Wundt
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B
Franz Brentano
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C
Oswald Külpe
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D
Hugo Münsterberg
12
In 1883, G. Stanley Hall established the first psychology laboratory in the United States at which university?
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A
Harvard University
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B
Johns Hopkins University
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C
Yale University
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D
University of Pennsylvania
13
Who introduced the concept of the 'just noticeable difference' (JND) in sensory perception?
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A
Ernst Weber
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B
Gustav Fechner
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C
Hermann von Helmholtz
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D
Wilhelm Wundt
14
The study of phrenology, which gained popularity in the 19th century, falsely claimed that personality could be determined by what?
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A
The shape of the skull
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B
Handwriting analysis
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C
Eye color
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D
Birth order
15
Sigmund Freud's early work in the 1890s focused on the treatment of 'hysteria' using which method?
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A
Psychoanalysis
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B
Hypnosis
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C
Cognitive therapy
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D
Behavior modification
16
Who was the first woman to be granted a PhD in psychology in 1894, having studied under Edward Titchener?
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A
Mary Whiton Calkins
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B
Margaret Floy Washburn
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C
Christine Ladd-Franklin
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D
Anna Freud
17
Edward Titchener, a student of Wundt, developed a school of thought that sought to analyze the basic elements of consciousness. What was it called?
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A
Structuralism
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B
Functionalism
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C
Gestalt
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D
Associationism
18
Which 19th-century scientist developed the statistical concept of 'correlation' to study hereditary traits?
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A
Francis Galton
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B
Charles Spearman
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C
Karl Pearson
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D
Alfred Binet
19
In the 1890s, who famously began his work on classical conditioning using dogs to study digestive secretions?
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A
B.F. Skinner
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B
Ivan Pavlov
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C
John B. Watson
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D
Edward Thorndike
20
Which early 19th-century theory, later discredited, suggested that different mental faculties were located in specific brain organs?
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A
Localization of function
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B
Dualism
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C
Empiricism
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D
Nativism
