Question 1

Which the following was NOT one of G.Stanley Hall's important contributions?

Accepted Answer

A)  founding of the American Psychological Association 
B)  introducing the term "adolescence" to a wide audience 
C)  conducting pioneering research on learning in white rats 
D)  bringing Freud to America and publicizing his theory 
A)  founding of the American Psychological Association 
B)  introducing the term "adolescence" to a wide audience 
C)  conducting pioneering research on learning in white rats 
D)  bringing Freud to America and publicizing his theory

Question 2

Although his Ph.D.was nominally in philosophy,psychologist __________ was awarded the first American Ph.D.for research in experimental psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary Whiton Calkins 
B)  Edward Thorndike 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  William James 
A)  Mary Whiton Calkins 
B)  Edward Thorndike 
C)  G. Stanley Hall 
D)  William James

Question 3

In order to equip the psychological laboratory she established at Wellesley College,Mary Whiton Calkins consulted with which psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Edmund Sanford 
D)  Edward Thorndike 
A)  William James 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Edmund Sanford 
D)  Edward Thorndike

Question 4

James believed that the best metaphor for conscious thought is as a

Accepted Answer

A)  chemical compound. 
B)  network of associations. 
C)  stream. 
D)  soaring kite. 
A)  chemical compound. 
B)  network of associations. 
C)  stream. 
D)  soaring kite.

Question 5

Explain the James-Lange theory of emotion.

Accepted Answer

William James and Carl Lange simultaneou

Question 6

Who was the first President of the American Psychological Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Edward Lee Thorndike 
D)  Mary Calkins 
A)  William James 
B)  G. Stanley Hall 
C)  Edward Lee Thorndike 
D)  Mary Calkins

Question 7

Match the study with the psychologist(s).
-Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark

Accepted Answer

A) famous doll studies of racial identity development 
B) study of associative learning using the paired-associates technique 
C) study of trial-and-error learning using cats in makeshift puzzle boxes 
A) famous doll studies of racial identity development 
B) study of associative learning using the paired-associates technique 
C) study of trial-and-error learning using cats in makeshift puzzle boxes

Question 8

What was James's stand on the free-will determinism issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed all things to be completely determined. 
B)  As a psychologist he accepted determinism, but in his other roles he accepted free will. 
C)  He believed in free will and argued that psychologists had a major obligation to account for it in their theories. 
D)  He felt it was a foolish issue that ought not to be considered at all. 
A)  He believed all things to be completely determined. 
B)  As a psychologist he accepted determinism, but in his other roles he accepted free will. 
C)  He believed in free will and argued that psychologists had a major obligation to account for it in their theories. 
D)  He felt it was a foolish issue that ought not to be considered at all.

Question 9

The system of psychology that grew out of Darwinian thinking and focuses attention on the utility and purpose of behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism. 
B)  functionalism. 
C)  associationism. 
D)  pragmatism. 
A)  structuralism. 
B)  functionalism. 
C)  associationism. 
D)  pragmatism.

Question 10

Mary Whiton Calkins's research on "paired associates" revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  numerals associated with vivid colors were remembered somewhat better than those with neutral colors. 
B)  women had better recall of number-color pairs than men did. 
C)  strong emotions could be triggered easily with vivid colors. 
D)  responses that were followed by pleasure were strengthened while those followed by pain tended to be "stamped out." 
A)  numerals associated with vivid colors were remembered somewhat better than those with neutral colors. 
B)  women had better recall of number-color pairs than men did. 
C)  strong emotions could be triggered easily with vivid colors. 
D)  responses that were followed by pleasure were strengthened while those followed by pain tended to be "stamped out."

Question 11

Match the achievement with the individual.
-Mamie Phipps Clark

Accepted Answer

A) first African American to earn a Ph.D.in psychology 
B) first female president of the American Psychological Association 
C) first individual to earn a Ph.D.in the United States for research in experimental psychology 
D) This psychologist's study was cited in a brief submitted in a U.S.Supreme Court case. 
A) first African American to earn a Ph.D.in psychology 
B) first female president of the American Psychological Association 
C) first individual to earn a Ph.D.in the United States for research in experimental psychology 
D) This psychologist's study was cited in a brief submitted in a U.S.Supreme Court case.

Question 12

William James's attitude toward spiritism and psychical research is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  complete skepticism as he argued strenuously against the reality of all paranormal phenomena. 
B)  firm belief in the genuineness and reality of at least some paranormal phenomena. 
C)  actively encouraging and participating in psychical research and being disappointed when experiments turned out negatively. 
D)  simply ignoring all attempts to attract his interest in the subject. 
A)  complete skepticism as he argued strenuously against the reality of all paranormal phenomena. 
B)  firm belief in the genuineness and reality of at least some paranormal phenomena. 
C)  actively encouraging and participating in psychical research and being disappointed when experiments turned out negatively. 
D)  simply ignoring all attempts to attract his interest in the subject.

Question 13

Match the definition with the term.
-trial-and-error learning

Accepted Answer

A) apparently random behavior that accidentally produces correct responses,which then occur with greater frequency 
B) the idea that exercise or instruction in one mental function has an effect on per-formance in other functions 
C) the stamping in of stimulus-response sequences that are followed by pleasure 
A) apparently random behavior that accidentally produces correct responses,which then occur with greater frequency 
B) the idea that exercise or instruction in one mental function has an effect on per-formance in other functions 
C) the stamping in of stimulus-response sequences that are followed by pleasure

Question 14

Match the definition with the term.
-law of effect

Accepted Answer

A) apparently random behavior that accidentally produces correct responses,which then occur with greater frequency 
B) the idea that exercise or instruction in one mental function has an effect on per-formance in other functions 
C) the stamping in of stimulus-response sequences that are followed by pleasure 
A) apparently random behavior that accidentally produces correct responses,which then occur with greater frequency 
B) the idea that exercise or instruction in one mental function has an effect on per-formance in other functions 
C) the stamping in of stimulus-response sequences that are followed by pleasure

Question 15

Match the idea promoted by William James with the other individual who suggested it.
-Charles Renouvier

Accepted Answer

A) emotion is a consequence,rather than cause,of physiological reactions 
B) free will is "the sustaining of a thought because I choose to when I might have other thoughts" 
C) good habits may be established through the voluntary repetition of morally desir-able actions that become permanently impressed in the nervous system 
D) pragmatism is a viewpoint according to which ideas are never certain but rather work with varying effectiveness in adapting to the world 
A) emotion is a consequence,rather than cause,of physiological reactions 
B) free will is "the sustaining of a thought because I choose to when I might have other thoughts" 
C) good habits may be established through the voluntary repetition of morally desir-able actions that become permanently impressed in the nervous system 
D) pragmatism is a viewpoint according to which ideas are never certain but rather work with varying effectiveness in adapting to the world

Question 16

James succeeded as a teacher of psychology in large part because he

Accepted Answer

A)  had the best equipped experimental psychology laboratory and could demonstrate the new scientific psychology in an exciting way. 
B)  had an engaging teaching style and the ability to make the findings of psychology personally relevant to his students. 
C)  was able to incorporate literary references from his brother's and other popular novelists' work into his lectures. 
D)  was able to incorporate his exciting new theories of language into his teaching. 
A)  had the best equipped experimental psychology laboratory and could demonstrate the new scientific psychology in an exciting way. 
B)  had an engaging teaching style and the ability to make the findings of psychology personally relevant to his students. 
C)  was able to incorporate literary references from his brother's and other popular novelists' work into his lectures. 
D)  was able to incorporate his exciting new theories of language into his teaching.

Question 17

William James's theories regarding habit were influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bain's neural connection theory of habit 
B)  Wundt's introspective view of habit 
C)  Titchener's structuralist view of habit 
D)  Hall's evolutionary theory of habit 
A)  Bain's neural connection theory of habit 
B)  Wundt's introspective view of habit 
C)  Titchener's structuralist view of habit 
D)  Hall's evolutionary theory of habit

Question 18

A criterion for "truth" that William James adopted early and retained throughout his life was to accept as true

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas that it proved useful to believe in. 
B)  only ideas that could not be doubted. 
C)  only ideas that had been proven valid by experiment. 
D)  only things that he had seen or experienced for himself. 
A)  ideas that it proved useful to believe in. 
B)  only ideas that could not be doubted. 
C)  only ideas that had been proven valid by experiment. 
D)  only things that he had seen or experienced for himself.

Question 19

A famous passage in James's textbook described __________ as "the enormous flywheel of society," which "saves the children of fortune from the uprisings of the poor," and "dooms us all to fight out the battle of life upon the lines of our nurture or our early choice."

Accepted Answer

A)  instinct 
B)  emotion 
C)  habit 
D)  personal character 
A)  instinct 
B)  emotion 
C)  habit 
D)  personal character

Question 20

Match the psychologist and project with their research partner.
-Edmund C.Sanford

Accepted Answer

A) Edward Lee Thorndike's study of transfer of training 
B) Mamie Phipps Clark's doll study of racial identity development 
C) Mary Whiton Calkins's experimental study of dreams 
A) Edward Lee Thorndike's study of transfer of training 
B) Mamie Phipps Clark's doll study of racial identity development 
C) Mary Whiton Calkins's experimental study of dreams

Which the following was NOT one of G.Stanley Hall's important contributions?

Although his Ph.D.was nominally in philosophy,psychologist __________ was awarded the first American Ph.D.for research in experimental psychology.

In order to equip the psychological laboratory she established at Wellesley College,Mary Whiton Calkins consulted with which psychologist?

James believed that the best metaphor for conscious thought is as a

Explain the James-Lange theory of emotion.

Who was the first President of the American Psychological Association?

Match the study with the psychologist(s). -Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark

What was James's stand on the free-will determinism issue?

The system of psychology that grew out of Darwinian thinking and focuses attention on the utility and purpose of behavior is known as

Mary Whiton Calkins's research on "paired associates" revealed that

Match the achievement with the individual. -Mamie Phipps Clark

William James's attitude toward spiritism and psychical research is best described as

Match the definition with the term. -trial-and-error learning

Match the definition with the term. -law of effect

Match the idea promoted by William James with the other individual who suggested it. -Charles Renouvier

James succeeded as a teacher of psychology in large part because he

William James's theories regarding habit were influenced by which of the following?

A criterion for "truth" that William James adopted early and retained throughout his life was to accept as true

A famous passage in James's textbook described __________ as "the enormous flywheel of society," which "saves the children of fortune from the uprisings of the poor," and "dooms us all to fight out the battle of life upon the lines of our nurture or our early choice."

Match the psychologist and project with their research partner. -Edmund C.Sanford

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 9: American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Which the following was NOT one of G.Stanley Hall's important contributions?

Although his Ph.D.was nominally in philosophy,psychologist __________ was awarded the first American Ph.D.for research in experimental psychology.

In order to equip the psychological laboratory she established at Wellesley College,Mary Whiton Calkins consulted with which psychologist?

James believed that the best metaphor for conscious thought is as a

Explain the James-Lange theory of emotion.

Who was the first President of the American Psychological Association?

Match the study with the psychologist(s). -Mamie Phipps Clark and Kenneth Clark

What was James's stand on the free-will determinism issue?

The system of psychology that grew out of Darwinian thinking and focuses attention on the utility and purpose of behavior is known as

Mary Whiton Calkins's research on "paired associates" revealed that

Match the achievement with the individual. -Mamie Phipps Clark

William James's attitude toward spiritism and psychical research is best described as

Match the definition with the term. -trial-and-error learning

Match the definition with the term. -law of effect

Match the idea promoted by William James with the other individual who suggested it. -Charles Renouvier

James succeeded as a teacher of psychology in large part because he

William James's theories regarding habit were influenced by which of the following?

A criterion for "truth" that William James adopted early and retained throughout his life was to accept as true

A famous passage in James's textbook described __________ as "the enormous flywheel of society," which "saves the children of fortune from the uprisings of the poor," and "dooms us all to fight out the battle of life upon the lines of our nurture or our early choice."

Match the psychologist and project with their research partner. -Edmund C.Sanford

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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