Question 1

Gestalt theory can be characterized as

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A) a way of perceiving things as a whole rather than a collection of parts. 
B) a way of perceiving things as a collection of parts rather than as a whole. 
C) a type of psychoanalysis that examines unconscious drives. 
D) a theory that says development occurs in discontinuous steps. 
A) a way of perceiving things as a whole rather than a collection of parts. 
B) a way of perceiving things as a collection of parts rather than as a whole. 
C) a type of psychoanalysis that examines unconscious drives. 
D) a theory that says development occurs in discontinuous steps. A

Question 2

Charles S.Myers, a British psychologist, introduced the term

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A) shell shock. 
B) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C) combat neurosis. 
D) battle fatigue. 
A) shell shock. 
B) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C) combat neurosis. 
D) battle fatigue. A

Question 3

The work of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in Britain was comparable to

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A) the French National Institute of Labor Studies and Vocational Guidance. 
B) a branch of the German Ministry of Labor. 
C) the Institute of Psychology in Moscow. 
D) both a and B 
A) the French National Institute of Labor Studies and Vocational Guidance. 
B) a branch of the German Ministry of Labor. 
C) the Institute of Psychology in Moscow. 
D) both a and B D

Question 4

Which of Lewin's students completed a dissertation on the dynamics of anger?

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A) Roger Barker 
B) Bluma Zeigarnik 
C) Tamara Dembo 
D) Gita Berenbaum 
A) Roger Barker 
B) Bluma Zeigarnik 
C) Tamara Dembo 
D) Gita Berenbaum

Question 5

Karl and Charlotte Bühler engaged in what field of research?

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A) Personality 
B) Child development 
C) Sexuality 
D) Behaviorism 
A) Personality 
B) Child development 
C) Sexuality 
D) Behaviorism

Question 6

In Britain, the central emphasis of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP) was

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A) to professionally represent industrial psychologists. 
B) to research labor relations. 
C) to increase the employment rate in Britain. 
D) to examine the psychology of the worker and the work situation. 
A) to professionally represent industrial psychologists. 
B) to research labor relations. 
C) to increase the employment rate in Britain. 
D) to examine the psychology of the worker and the work situation.

Question 7

Frederic Bartlett specialized in

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A) work with war veterans. 
B) work with children. 
C) research on memory. 
D) research on perception. 
A) work with war veterans. 
B) work with children. 
C) research on memory. 
D) research on perception.

Question 8

Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness helped in the development of what branch of psychology in the later part of the 1900s?

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A) Social psychology 
B) Cognitive psychology 
C) Developmental psychology 
D) Clinical psychology 
E) None of the above 
A) Social psychology 
B) Cognitive psychology 
C) Developmental psychology 
D) Clinical psychology 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The demise of psychotechnics in Germany occurred because of

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A) the growing influence of American behaviorism on psychological studies. 
B) the changing political scene in Germany that favored intelligence testing for employee efficiency. 
C) the death of William Stern, an early influence on psychotechnics. 
D) concerns from workers that it was being used as a control mechanism that favored employers over employees. 
A) the growing influence of American behaviorism on psychological studies. 
B) the changing political scene in Germany that favored intelligence testing for employee efficiency. 
C) the death of William Stern, an early influence on psychotechnics. 
D) concerns from workers that it was being used as a control mechanism that favored employers over employees.

Question 10

Psychotechnics played such a large role in this period in Europe because of

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A) a growing need for applied psychology. 
B) a growing need for social management. 
C) a need to stimulate industry after World War I. 
D) both a and B 
A) a growing need for applied psychology. 
B) a growing need for social management. 
C) a need to stimulate industry after World War I. 
D) both a and B

Question 11

Kurt Lewin's psychological research in Germany can be characterized as

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A) a science aimed at the individual's needs rather than those of the workplace. 
B) a science aimed at increasing profits and productivity in the workplace. 
C) mechanistic. 
D) a behavioristic approach, as seen in the United States at the time. 
A) a science aimed at the individual's needs rather than those of the workplace. 
B) a science aimed at increasing profits and productivity in the workplace. 
C) mechanistic. 
D) a behavioristic approach, as seen in the United States at the time.

Question 12

Perhaps the most notable psychologist in France between the two world wars was

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A) Jean Piaget. 
B) Alfred Binet. 
C) Pierre Janet. 
D) Henri Piéron. 
A) Jean Piaget. 
B) Alfred Binet. 
C) Pierre Janet. 
D) Henri Piéron.

Question 13

Leaders of the gestalt movement included

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A) Max Wertheimer, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Kurt Koffka. 
B) Kurt Koffka, Wolfgang Köhler, and Max Wertheimer. 
C) Emil du Bois-Reymond, Wolfgang Köhler, and Alexius Meinong. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt, Vittorio Bernussi, and Alexius Meinong. 
A) Max Wertheimer, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Kurt Koffka. 
B) Kurt Koffka, Wolfgang Köhler, and Max Wertheimer. 
C) Emil du Bois-Reymond, Wolfgang Köhler, and Alexius Meinong. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt, Vittorio Bernussi, and Alexius Meinong.

Question 14

Wertheimer's general law of Prägnanz deals with

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A) how we associate objects close together as being grouped. 
B) how we fill in blanks and gaps to create closure. 
C) how we see things as wholes and not in parts. 
D) how we perceive things in the simplest and most organized form. 
A) how we associate objects close together as being grouped. 
B) how we fill in blanks and gaps to create closure. 
C) how we see things as wholes and not in parts. 
D) how we perceive things in the simplest and most organized form.

Question 15

Characterology was used by the German military.It is a type of personality test that focuses on

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A) handwriting and facial expressions. 
B) traits such as loyalty and trustworthiness. 
C) longitudinal development of traits over many years. 
D) responses to high stress situations. 
E) none of the above. 
A) handwriting and facial expressions. 
B) traits such as loyalty and trustworthiness. 
C) longitudinal development of traits over many years. 
D) responses to high stress situations. 
E) none of the above.

Question 16

Gestalt theory was seen as a way to

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A) counter the cold, impersonal, mechanistic way of life in industrialized Germany. 
B) treat patients with anger disorders. 
C) aid productivity and morale in German industry. 
D) separate psychologists from philosophical studies in a university. 
A) counter the cold, impersonal, mechanistic way of life in industrialized Germany. 
B) treat patients with anger disorders. 
C) aid productivity and morale in German industry. 
D) separate psychologists from philosophical studies in a university.

Question 17

Dutch psychologist Gerard Heymans developed

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A) a typology of character outlining eight personality types. 
B) a way to classify gifted children. 
C) political theories that used psychological findings. 
D) none of the above 
A) a typology of character outlining eight personality types. 
B) a way to classify gifted children. 
C) political theories that used psychological findings. 
D) none of the above

Question 18

Psychotechnics is defined as

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A) a technique to measure brain activity that was developed in the interwar period. 
B) a technique to aid in the treatment of mentally distressed war veterans. 
C) the application of psychology to the problems of work. 
D) a field of medical psychology. 
A) a technique to measure brain activity that was developed in the interwar period. 
B) a technique to aid in the treatment of mentally distressed war veterans. 
C) the application of psychology to the problems of work. 
D) a field of medical psychology.

Question 19

Max Wertheimer's work in gestalt theory was influenced by

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A) his knowledge of the law. 
B) his interest in art. 
C) his love of music. 
D) his knowledge of psychoanalysis. 
A) his knowledge of the law. 
B) his interest in art. 
C) his love of music. 
D) his knowledge of psychoanalysis.

Question 20

Gestalt theory had many applications, and Wertheimer and his colleagues studied many of them, including

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A) education and industry. 
B) personality studies, art, and culture. 
C) applications to clinical psychology. 
D) perception and language. 
A) education and industry. 
B) personality studies, art, and culture. 
C) applications to clinical psychology. 
D) perception and language.

Gestalt theory can be characterized as

Charles S.Myers, a British psychologist, introduced the term

The work of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in Britain was comparable to

Which of Lewin's students completed a dissertation on the dynamics of anger?

Karl and Charlotte Bühler engaged in what field of research?

In Britain, the central emphasis of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP) was

Frederic Bartlett specialized in

Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness helped in the development of what branch of psychology in the later part of the 1900s?

The demise of psychotechnics in Germany occurred because of

Psychotechnics played such a large role in this period in Europe because of

Kurt Lewin's psychological research in Germany can be characterized as

Perhaps the most notable psychologist in France between the two world wars was

Leaders of the gestalt movement included

Wertheimer's general law of Prägnanz deals with

Characterology was used by the German military.It is a type of personality test that focuses on

Gestalt theory was seen as a way to

Dutch psychologist Gerard Heymans developed

Psychotechnics is defined as

Max Wertheimer's work in gestalt theory was influenced by

Gestalt theory had many applications, and Wertheimer and his colleagues studied many of them, including

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American Psychological Science and Practice Between the World Wars

The Golden Age of American Psychology

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Exam 9: Psychology in Europe Between the World Wars

Gestalt theory can be characterized as

Charles S.Myers, a British psychologist, introduced the term

The work of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology in Britain was comparable to

Which of Lewin's students completed a dissertation on the dynamics of anger?

Karl and Charlotte Bühler engaged in what field of research?

In Britain, the central emphasis of the National Institute of Industrial Psychology (NIIP) was

Frederic Bartlett specialized in

Karl Duncker's work on functional fixedness helped in the development of what branch of psychology in the later part of the 1900s?

The demise of psychotechnics in Germany occurred because of

Psychotechnics played such a large role in this period in Europe because of

Kurt Lewin's psychological research in Germany can be characterized as

Perhaps the most notable psychologist in France between the two world wars was

Leaders of the gestalt movement included

Wertheimer's general law of Prägnanz deals with

Characterology was used by the German military.It is a type of personality test that focuses on

Gestalt theory was seen as a way to

Dutch psychologist Gerard Heymans developed

Psychotechnics is defined as

Max Wertheimer's work in gestalt theory was influenced by

Gestalt theory had many applications, and Wertheimer and his colleagues studied many of them, including

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

The Golden Age of American Psychology

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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