Question 1

One of the biggest influences that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) had on psychology was

Accepted Answer

A) to increase funding for research. 
B) to establish training programs for mental health professionals. 
C) to narrow the range of psychological research to health-related problems. 
D) both a and B 
A) to increase funding for research. 
B) to establish training programs for mental health professionals. 
C) to narrow the range of psychological research to health-related problems. 
D) both a and B

Question 2

The Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka case was most influential because

Accepted Answer

A) it launched the careers of Kenneth and Mamie Clark. 
B) it brought attention to social psychology. 
C) it started a trend in psychology of racial research. 
D) it was the first time psychology was cited in a U.S.Supreme Court decision. 
A) it launched the careers of Kenneth and Mamie Clark. 
B) it brought attention to social psychology. 
C) it started a trend in psychology of racial research. 
D) it was the first time psychology was cited in a U.S.Supreme Court decision.

Question 3

The consumer culture of the postwar era in the United States included trends such as

Accepted Answer

A) the movement of people to the suburbs and increased homeownership. 
B) the prominence of television in the home. 
C) the reliance on gadgets such as the vacuum. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) the movement of people to the suburbs and increased homeownership. 
B) the prominence of television in the home. 
C) the reliance on gadgets such as the vacuum. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 4

The stipulation of the PhD as the credential required to practice clinical psychology came about

Accepted Answer

A) as a way for universities to cash in on the increasing number of students applying to graduate school. 
B) as an attempt on the part of psychologists to compete academically with psychiatrists. 
C) because of the fear that people would practice psychology without proper training and accreditation. 
D) because the field of Psychology had grown so much that more training was required to cover all of the information that had been gathered. 
A) as a way for universities to cash in on the increasing number of students applying to graduate school. 
B) as an attempt on the part of psychologists to compete academically with psychiatrists. 
C) because of the fear that people would practice psychology without proper training and accreditation. 
D) because the field of Psychology had grown so much that more training was required to cover all of the information that had been gathered.

Question 5

The GI Bill

Accepted Answer

A) funded the education of veterans in higher-learning institutions. 
B) funded the psychological treatment of veterans returning from the war. 
C) allowed female psychologists higher positions in the military. 
D) funded the training of veterans in psychiatry. 
A) funded the education of veterans in higher-learning institutions. 
B) funded the psychological treatment of veterans returning from the war. 
C) allowed female psychologists higher positions in the military. 
D) funded the training of veterans in psychiatry.

One of the biggest influences that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) had on psychology was

The Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka case was most influential because

The consumer culture of the postwar era in the United States included trends such as

The stipulation of the PhD as the credential required to practice clinical psychology came about

The GI Bill

Introduction

Origins of a Science of Mind

Everyday Life and Psychological Practices

Subject Matter, Methods, and the Making of a New Science

From Periphery to Center: Creating an American Psychology

The Practice of Psychology at the Interfacewith Medicine

Psychologists As Testers: Applying Psychology, Ordering Society

American Psychological Science and Practice Between the World Wars

Psychology in Europe Between the World Wars

Internationalization and Indigenization of Psychology Afterworld War II

Feminism and American Psychology: the Science and Politics of Gender

Inclusiveness, Identity, and Conflict in Late 20th-Century American Psychology

Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Since 1945

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Exam 10: The Golden Age of American Psychology

One of the biggest influences that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) had on psychology was

The Brown v.Board of Education of Topeka case was most influential because

The consumer culture of the postwar era in the United States included trends such as

The stipulation of the PhD as the credential required to practice clinical psychology came about

The GI Bill

Introduction

Origins of a Science of Mind

Everyday Life and Psychological Practices

Subject Matter, Methods, and the Making of a New Science

From Periphery to Center: Creating an American Psychology

The Practice of Psychology at the Interfacewith Medicine

Psychologists As Testers: Applying Psychology, Ordering Society

American Psychological Science and Practice Between the World Wars

Psychology in Europe Between the World Wars

Internationalization and Indigenization of Psychology Afterworld War II

Feminism and American Psychology: the Science and Politics of Gender

Inclusiveness, Identity, and Conflict in Late 20th-Century American Psychology

Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Since 1945

Filters