Comprehension Questions for The History of Psychology

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  1. Who was Rene Descartes?

  2. Who is the father of scientific psychology?

  3. What were the basic elements of experience according to the Structuralists?

  4. According to a behaviorist like B. F. Skinner, what is the common cause of everything we do?

  5. What is the basic principle of Gestalt psychology?

  6. What role does “incubation” play in problem solving?

  7. According to the cognitive psychologists, how does the human mind operate?

  8. How would the Functionalists explain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, where a person withdraws from reality?

  9. How would a Freudian psychologist explain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, where a person withdraws from reality?

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Last updated on May 18, 2001