About this Study Set
This study set covers Advanced Psychology through
18 practice questions.
A collection of factual questions regarding the historical discoveries, firsts, and foundational inventions in the field of psychology. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
Questions & Answers
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Milestones in Psychological Science study set below.
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1
Who established the first laboratory dedicated exclusively to psychological research in 1879 at the University of Leipzig?
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A
Sigmund Freud
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B
Wilhelm Wundt
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C
William James
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D
John B. Watson
2
In which year was the American Psychological Association (APA) officially founded?
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A
1892
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B
1905
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C
1912
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D
1880
3
Who is credited with inventing the 'Skinner box' (operant conditioning chamber) used to study animal behavior?
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A
Ivan Pavlov
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B
Edward Thorndike
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C
B.F. Skinner
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D
Albert Bandura
4
What was the first intelligence test designed for practical use in schools, developed by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon in 1905?
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A
Stanford-Binet Scale
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B
Wechsler-Bellevue Scale
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C
Binet-Simon Scale
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D
Raven's Progressive Matrices
5
Which researcher is famous for conducting the first systematic study of classical conditioning involving canine digestion?
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A
John B. Watson
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B
Ivan Pavlov
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C
Burrhus Skinner
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D
Gordon Allport
6
Who founded the first psychological clinic in the world at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896?
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A
Lightner Witmer
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B
William James
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C
Hugo Munsterberg
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D
G. Stanley Hall
7
What is the name of the first major psychological journal in the United States, established by G. Stanley Hall in 1887?
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A
Psychological Review
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B
American Journal of Psychology
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C
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
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D
Mind
8
Which Swiss psychologist was the first to make a systematic study of cognitive development in children?
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A
Erik Erikson
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B
Jean Piaget
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C
Lev Vygotsky
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D
Jerome Bruner
9
Who authored 'The Principles of Psychology' (1890), which became the most influential textbook in the history of the field?
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A
William James
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B
Wilhelm Wundt
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C
John Dewey
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D
Edward Titchener
10
What was the first psychological theory to emphasize the importance of the unconscious mind?
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A
Behaviorism
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B
Gestalt Psychology
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C
Psychoanalysis
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D
Humanism
11
Who conducted the first controlled experiment on 'social facilitation' in 1898, observing that cyclists rode faster in groups?
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A
Kurt Lewin
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B
Norman Triplett
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C
Solomon Asch
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D
Stanley Milgram
12
What instrument was developed by Francis Galton to measure sensory-motor discrimination and physical traits?
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A
Anthropometric Laboratory equipment
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B
The Rorschach inkblot
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C
The Lie Detector
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D
EEG machine
13
In 1913, which psychologist published 'Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It', marking the formal beginning of behaviorism?
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A
B.F. Skinner
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B
John B. Watson
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C
Clark Hull
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D
Edward Tolman
14
Who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States?
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A
Mary Whiton Calkins
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B
Margaret Floy Washburn
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C
Karen Horney
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D
Anna Freud
15
What was the first personality assessment test to be published, developed by Robert Woodworth during World War I?
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A
MMPI
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B
Personal Data Sheet
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C
16PF Questionnaire
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D
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
16
Who developed the first systematic theory of personality types based on introversion and extroversion?
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A
Carl Jung
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B
Alfred Adler
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C
Sigmund Freud
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D
Gordon Allport
17
Which scientist is credited with the invention of the electroencephalograph (EEG) to record human brain activity?
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A
Hans Berger
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B
Wilder Penfield
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C
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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D
Walter Cannon
18
What was the first school of psychology to focus on the 'whole' of perception rather than its component parts?
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A
Functionalism
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B
Structuralism
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C
Gestalt Psychology
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D
Cognitivism
