HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Functionalism. Answer: A school of psychology that focused on how
our mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable us to
adapt, survive, and flourish.
●● Behaviorism. Answer: The view that psychology (1) should be an
objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental
processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with
(2)
●● Humanistic Psychology. Answer: Historically significant perspective
that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the
individuals potential for personal growth.
●● Cognition. Answer: the mental action or process of acquiring
knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the
senses.
●● Sigmund Freud. Answer: Austrian neurologist who originated
psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
, known for his work on the unconscious mind.
●● Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: established the first psychology lab at the
University of Leipzig in Germany. introduced structuralism-an early
school of psych that used introspection (looking inward) to explore the
elemental structure of the human mind
●● Psychodynamic. Answer: How behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts
●● behavioral. Answer: the perspective of psychology that focuses
learning observable responses
●● friedrich Beneke. Answer: A german philosopher-psychologist who
defined psychology as the natural science of inner experience
●● Christian Wolff (1679-1754). Answer: German philosopher divided
psychology into rational and empirical psychology.
●● Aristotle. Answer: Greek philosopher and scientist emphasised the
difference of human soul from animal or plants soul by the use of active
reasoning.
●● Friedrich lang. Answer: German philosopher (1828-1875)
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Functionalism. Answer: A school of psychology that focused on how
our mental and behavioral processes function-how they enable us to
adapt, survive, and flourish.
●● Behaviorism. Answer: The view that psychology (1) should be an
objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental
processes. Most research psychologists today agree with (1) but not with
(2)
●● Humanistic Psychology. Answer: Historically significant perspective
that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people and the
individuals potential for personal growth.
●● Cognition. Answer: the mental action or process of acquiring
knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the
senses.
●● Sigmund Freud. Answer: Austrian neurologist who originated
psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
, known for his work on the unconscious mind.
●● Wilhelm Wundt. Answer: established the first psychology lab at the
University of Leipzig in Germany. introduced structuralism-an early
school of psych that used introspection (looking inward) to explore the
elemental structure of the human mind
●● Psychodynamic. Answer: How behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts
●● behavioral. Answer: the perspective of psychology that focuses
learning observable responses
●● friedrich Beneke. Answer: A german philosopher-psychologist who
defined psychology as the natural science of inner experience
●● Christian Wolff (1679-1754). Answer: German philosopher divided
psychology into rational and empirical psychology.
●● Aristotle. Answer: Greek philosopher and scientist emphasised the
difference of human soul from animal or plants soul by the use of active
reasoning.
●● Friedrich lang. Answer: German philosopher (1828-1875)
