5 More Psychology Trivia Questions (Day 18)

Here are 5 more psychology trivia questions and another psychology joke we found online. Enjoy!

86. “The Language Instinct,” “How the Mind Works,” and “The Blank Slate” are among the books by what Harvard professor of psychology?

87. Who is the founder of analytical psychology? He was a famous psychoanalyst responsible for concepts like "synchronicity" and "introversion vs. extroversion."

88. What 19th- and early 20th-century German psychologist was the first person to separate psychology from biological medicine, as well as the first to refer to psychology as his profession? This man with a “W” name was one of the earliest researchers to explore human memory.

89. In 1961, sociologist Albert Bandura demonstrated that if children saw an adult punching a particular doll, they would be more likely to punch it themselves. What type of character was the doll? It had been created by Max Fleischer in 1919 and was called “Koko.”

90. Which class of medication that includes Xanax and Ativan can be prescribed for anxiety, seizures, or to help a patient relax before a medical or dental procedure?

Answers:

86: Steven Pinker

87: Carl Jung

88: Wilhelm Wundt

89: Clown

90: Benzodiazepines

Psychology Joke of the Day:

18. I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth. She was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender.

(Joke by Rodney Dangerfield)

– From the Watercoolertrivia.com article “119 Psychology Trivia Questions Ranked from Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)” at www.watercoolertrivia.com/trivia-questions/psychology-trivia-questions and a compilation by David Deslauriers at www.linkedin.com/pulse/twenty-mental-health-jokes-humorous-quotes-david-deslauriers