Question 1

Dewey's concept of the continuity of motor responses was contained in his definition of:

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological psychology. 
B)  social advancement. 
C)  mediated experience. 
D)  reflex arcs. 
E)  purposive behavior. 
A)  physiological psychology. 
B)  social advancement. 
C)  mediated experience. 
D)  reflex arcs. 
E)  purposive behavior.

Question 2

Functional psychology was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a systematic proposal for the substance and method of psychology. 
B)  in agreement with the goals of structural psychology. 
C)  an attitude emphasizing the applications and utility of psychology. 
D)  the study of mental contents and structures. 
E)  more consistent with Fechner than with Wundt. 
A)  a systematic proposal for the substance and method of psychology. 
B)  in agreement with the goals of structural psychology. 
C)  an attitude emphasizing the applications and utility of psychology. 
D)  the study of mental contents and structures. 
E)  more consistent with Fechner than with Wundt.

Question 3

The formation of the American spirit was:

Accepted Answer

A)  incompatible with the focus of evolutionary theory. 
B)  indebted to Locke's empiricism. 
C)  indebted to Leibniz's nativism. 
D)  independent of European influences. 
E)  compatible with the view that human knowledge is limited. 
A)  incompatible with the focus of evolutionary theory. 
B)  indebted to Locke's empiricism. 
C)  indebted to Leibniz's nativism. 
D)  independent of European influences. 
E)  compatible with the view that human knowledge is limited.

Question 4

James' views on mind and body were most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes. 
B)  Spinoza. 
C)  Condillac. 
D)  James Mill. 
E)  Hume. 
A)  Descartes. 
B)  Spinoza. 
C)  Condillac. 
D)  James Mill. 
E)  Hume.

Question 5

Alfred Binet developed:

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence tests for the U.S. Army. 
B)  the measure of I.Q. 
C)  the use of factor analysis. 
D)  specific test items to measure various intellectual processes. 
E)  predictive equations to measure general and specific abilities. 
A)  intelligence tests for the U.S. Army. 
B)  the measure of I.Q. 
C)  the use of factor analysis. 
D)  specific test items to measure various intellectual processes. 
E)  predictive equations to measure general and specific abilities.

Question 6

Psychological inquiry in early America was:

Accepted Answer

A)  intertwined with religious belief, as in Europe. 
B)  based upon medicine. 
C)  separate from religious experience. 
D)  consistent with Kant's values. 
E)  nonexistent. 
A)  intertwined with religious belief, as in Europe. 
B)  based upon medicine. 
C)  separate from religious experience. 
D)  consistent with Kant's values. 
E)  nonexistent.

Question 7

As a philosophical method, American pragmatism:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized the consequences of philosophical positions. 
B)  was not in agreement with empiricism. 
C)  was influenced by Kant. 
D)  reflected Comte's positivism. 
E)  was a comprehensive collection of doctrines. 
A)  emphasized the consequences of philosophical positions. 
B)  was not in agreement with empiricism. 
C)  was influenced by Kant. 
D)  reflected Comte's positivism. 
E)  was a comprehensive collection of doctrines.

Question 8

Early American universities were:

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread under state support. 
B)  centers of liberal arts and applied sciences. 
C)  generally confined to training ministers and physicians. 
D)  independent of church support. 
E)  mostly agricultural schools. 
A)  widespread under state support. 
B)  centers of liberal arts and applied sciences. 
C)  generally confined to training ministers and physicians. 
D)  independent of church support. 
E)  mostly agricultural schools.

Question 9

Münsterberg distinguished within psychology between:

Accepted Answer

A)  immediate and mediate. 
B)  sensory and innate. 
C)  causal and purposive. 
D)  active and passive. 
E)  empirical and rational. 
A)  immediate and mediate. 
B)  sensory and innate. 
C)  causal and purposive. 
D)  active and passive. 
E)  empirical and rational.

Question 10

A factor theory of mental abilities was proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pearson. 
B)  Spearman. 
C)  Thompson. 
D)  Burtt. 
E)  Thurstone. 
A)  Pearson. 
B)  Spearman. 
C)  Thompson. 
D)  Burtt. 
E)  Thurstone.

Dewey's concept of the continuity of motor responses was contained in his definition of:

Functional psychology was:

The formation of the American spirit was:

James' views on mind and body were most consistent with:

Alfred Binet developed:

Psychological inquiry in early America was:

As a philosophical method, American pragmatism:

Early American universities were:

Münsterberg distinguished within psychology between:

A factor theory of mental abilities was proposed by:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

The Third Force Movement

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Exam 14: American Functionalism

Dewey's concept of the continuity of motor responses was contained in his definition of:

Functional psychology was:

The formation of the American spirit was:

James' views on mind and body were most consistent with:

Alfred Binet developed:

Psychological inquiry in early America was:

As a philosophical method, American pragmatism:

Early American universities were:

Münsterberg distinguished within psychology between:

A factor theory of mental abilities was proposed by:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Mental Activity-the German Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

The Third Force Movement

Filters