HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY VERIFIED
●● Which type of ancient philosophers are given credit for being the
original founders of psychological topics and concepts? Answer: But the
Ancient Greeks partly led the way in scientific study of psychology and
understanding of some psychosomatic conditions like depression or loss
of desire. In fact, Aristotle can be given credit for formulating the
foundations of psychology
●● Who promoted the idea that a mental illness was like a medical
condition (i.e. an illness of the mind) and documented the first case of a
mental illness which he defined as a "fear within the psyche" (i.e. a
phobia)? Answer: Hippocrates
●● Who is most commonly given credit for coining the word
"psychology" because he published works that were very popular and
well known (even though historians later discovered that someone else
had technically used the word in his own personal journals decades
earlier)? Answer: Rudolph Goclenius
●● Who did historians discover had actually used the word
"psychology" first in his own personal journal writings (many decades
prior to the person who is given credit for coining the term)? Answer:
Marco Marulic'
, ●● In the early years of treatment, what was the primary belief relating
to the reason people developed a mental illness and what treatment
approaches were used? Answer: possessed by demon. prayer, exorcism,
pain, torture
●● What were the earliest hospitals or treatment centers for mentally ill
patients called? Answer: asylums
●● What was the name for the wooden container that confined patients
while exposing them to a heat source to create a sauna-like experience
and why did they think this may reduce symptoms of mental illness?
Answer: steam cabinet to create artificial fever
●● What was the name for the wooden chair with physical restraints for
the body (and a sensory deprivation box for the head) and why was that
used? Answer: tranquility chair, prevents person from harming
themselves
●● Who created the Scientific Method which helped many fields,
including Psychology, become a true science rather than a
pseudoscience? Answer: sir francis bacon
●● Compare/contrast or list the indicators that a field is using the
scientific method correctly vs a field that isn't using the scientific
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULLY VERIFIED
●● Which type of ancient philosophers are given credit for being the
original founders of psychological topics and concepts? Answer: But the
Ancient Greeks partly led the way in scientific study of psychology and
understanding of some psychosomatic conditions like depression or loss
of desire. In fact, Aristotle can be given credit for formulating the
foundations of psychology
●● Who promoted the idea that a mental illness was like a medical
condition (i.e. an illness of the mind) and documented the first case of a
mental illness which he defined as a "fear within the psyche" (i.e. a
phobia)? Answer: Hippocrates
●● Who is most commonly given credit for coining the word
"psychology" because he published works that were very popular and
well known (even though historians later discovered that someone else
had technically used the word in his own personal journals decades
earlier)? Answer: Rudolph Goclenius
●● Who did historians discover had actually used the word
"psychology" first in his own personal journal writings (many decades
prior to the person who is given credit for coining the term)? Answer:
Marco Marulic'
, ●● In the early years of treatment, what was the primary belief relating
to the reason people developed a mental illness and what treatment
approaches were used? Answer: possessed by demon. prayer, exorcism,
pain, torture
●● What were the earliest hospitals or treatment centers for mentally ill
patients called? Answer: asylums
●● What was the name for the wooden container that confined patients
while exposing them to a heat source to create a sauna-like experience
and why did they think this may reduce symptoms of mental illness?
Answer: steam cabinet to create artificial fever
●● What was the name for the wooden chair with physical restraints for
the body (and a sensory deprivation box for the head) and why was that
used? Answer: tranquility chair, prevents person from harming
themselves
●● Who created the Scientific Method which helped many fields,
including Psychology, become a true science rather than a
pseudoscience? Answer: sir francis bacon
●● Compare/contrast or list the indicators that a field is using the
scientific method correctly vs a field that isn't using the scientific
