Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons clinical psychologists formed the American Association of Clinical Psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in testing jobs in public schools that led to concerns that unqualified people were administering tests 
B)  low professional status both within psychology and in the eyes of psychiatrists 
C)  the failure of the American Psychological Association to meet the needs of applied psychologists 
D)  the need for an organization that could lobby for government funds for clinical psychology 
A)  an increase in testing jobs in public schools that led to concerns that unqualified people were administering tests 
B)  low professional status both within psychology and in the eyes of psychiatrists 
C)  the failure of the American Psychological Association to meet the needs of applied psychologists 
D)  the need for an organization that could lobby for government funds for clinical psychology

Question 2

According to Walter Dill Scott,the psychological processes of __________ and __________ were the most useful ones in designing effective advertisements.

Accepted Answer

A)  association; suggestion 
B)  memory; instinct 
C)  habit; emotions 
D)  will; attention 
A)  association; suggestion 
B)  memory; instinct 
C)  habit; emotions 
D)  will; attention

Question 3

Match the project with the researcher.
-Leta and Harry Hollingworth

Accepted Answer

A) a series of studies that revealed the importance of psychological and social factors on workplace productivity 
B) research into the factors affecting job permanency at the Aetna Life Insurance Company 
C) the assessment of army recruits' specific aptitudes and skills for certain tasks 
D) the assessment of the behavioral effects of caffeine 
E) the use of psychological test results to try and predict the sales performance of Macy's department store saleswomen 
A) a series of studies that revealed the importance of psychological and social factors on workplace productivity 
B) research into the factors affecting job permanency at the Aetna Life Insurance Company 
C) the assessment of army recruits' specific aptitudes and skills for certain tasks 
D) the assessment of the behavioral effects of caffeine 
E) the use of psychological test results to try and predict the sales performance of Macy's department store saleswomen

Question 4

Match the area of study with the psychologist.
-Walter Dill Scott

Accepted Answer

A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management 
A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management

Question 5

Match the definition to the term.
-scientific management

Accepted Answer

A) a shift in research focus to the social and psychological factors influencing performance and satisfaction at work 
B) a system to increase efficiency and productivity in the factory,generally accomplished by having workers do more in less time by giving them quick,repetitive,menial tasks,often on an assembly line 
C) the application of psychology to business and industry 
D) the practice of developing tests that match workers' aptitudes and skills to appropriate jobs 
A) a shift in research focus to the social and psychological factors influencing performance and satisfaction at work 
B) a system to increase efficiency and productivity in the factory,generally accomplished by having workers do more in less time by giving them quick,repetitive,menial tasks,often on an assembly line 
C) the application of psychology to business and industry 
D) the practice of developing tests that match workers' aptitudes and skills to appropriate jobs

Question 6

Match the area of study with the psychologist.
-Lillian Gilbreth

Accepted Answer

A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management 
A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management

Question 7

Match the project with the researcher.
-William Moulton Marston

Accepted Answer

A) assessed the physical and psychological variability of men and women 
B) conducted a series of studies on detecting deception by measuring systolic blood pressure 
C) developed tests for potential trolley operators and ship captains 
D) studied the psychological effects of sanitary napkin packaging 
A) assessed the physical and psychological variability of men and women 
B) conducted a series of studies on detecting deception by measuring systolic blood pressure 
C) developed tests for potential trolley operators and ship captains 
D) studied the psychological effects of sanitary napkin packaging

Question 8

Match the publication with the author.
-Lillian Gilbreth

Accepted Answer

A) Children Above 180 IQ 
B) Psychology and Industrial Efficiency 
C) The Psychology of Advertising 
D) The Psychology of Management 
A) Children Above 180 IQ 
B) Psychology and Industrial Efficiency 
C) The Psychology of Advertising 
D) The Psychology of Management

Question 9

Match the definition to the term.
-differential piece-rate system

Accepted Answer

A) a system in which a standard time was set for each task a worker had to do,those who completed the task in that time or faster got a higher rate of pay,while anyone who did not meet the standard time was penalized 
B) the breaking down of skilled labor into standardized tasks through a careful analysis of industrial work 
C) working below one's normal capacity or speed 
A) a system in which a standard time was set for each task a worker had to do,those who completed the task in that time or faster got a higher rate of pay,while anyone who did not meet the standard time was penalized 
B) the breaking down of skilled labor into standardized tasks through a careful analysis of industrial work 
C) working below one's normal capacity or speed

Question 10

The Hollingworths conducted methodologically sophisticated research on the effects of __________ on cognition and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  caffeine 
B)  alcohol 
C)  cocaine 
D)  functional periodicity 
A)  caffeine 
B)  alcohol 
C)  cocaine 
D)  functional periodicity

Question 11

What were the three foci of Leta Stetter Hollingsworth's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology, the psychology of women, and professionalization 
B)  purposive psychology, industrial psychology, and the psychology of women 
C)  motion study research, clinical psychology, and the psychology of women 
D)  professionalization, opening the first psychology clinic, and the psychology of women 
A)  clinical psychology, the psychology of women, and professionalization 
B)  purposive psychology, industrial psychology, and the psychology of women 
C)  motion study research, clinical psychology, and the psychology of women 
D)  professionalization, opening the first psychology clinic, and the psychology of women

Question 12

What are the Hawthorne studies? Why are they considered controversial?

Accepted Answer

A series of studies conducted by Elton M

Question 13

Who thought that workers should be able to critique a workplace's methods of operation and suggested that they might share in the profits produced through increases in efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leta Hollingworth 
B)  Frederick Taylor 
C)  Lillian Gilbreth 
D)  Elsie Bregman 
A)  Leta Hollingworth 
B)  Frederick Taylor 
C)  Lillian Gilbreth 
D)  Elsie Bregman

Question 14

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s).
-William Moulton Marston

Accepted Answer

A) conducted methodologically sophisticated research using blind and double-blind procedures 
B) created a lie detector that became widely used in police investigations 
C) created the comic book superheroine Wonder Woman 
D) the only psychologist to appear on a U.S.postage stamp 
A) conducted methodologically sophisticated research using blind and double-blind procedures 
B) created a lie detector that became widely used in police investigations 
C) created the comic book superheroine Wonder Woman 
D) the only psychologist to appear on a U.S.postage stamp

Question 15

Match the position with the individual(s).
-Hugo Münsterberg

Accepted Answer

A) argued that empirical evidence was needed to justify feminist goals 
B) argued that to work as a clinical psychologist one must have appropriate clinical training 
C) argued that women were too suggestible to be allowed to vote in elections and too stubborn to serve as jury members 
D) promoted a more humanistic form of scientific management 
A) argued that empirical evidence was needed to justify feminist goals 
B) argued that to work as a clinical psychologist one must have appropriate clinical training 
C) argued that women were too suggestible to be allowed to vote in elections and too stubborn to serve as jury members 
D) promoted a more humanistic form of scientific management

Question 16

When psychologists became involved in the war effort during World War I,two committees were established.The Committee for the Classification of Personnel in the Army was headed by __________ and assessed recruits' specific aptitudes and skills for certain tasks,rather than their __________,which was assessed by the Committee for the Psychological Evaluation of Recruits.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Yerkes; strength of will 
B)  Walter Dill Scott; general intelligence 
C)  Hugo Münsterberg; mental health 
D)  William Moulton Marston; moral character 
A)  Robert Yerkes; strength of will 
B)  Walter Dill Scott; general intelligence 
C)  Hugo Münsterberg; mental health 
D)  William Moulton Marston; moral character

Question 17

Why did Lillian Gilbreth publish The Psychology of Management using only her initials,L.M.,rather than her full name?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her father disapproved of her work in male-dominated factory settings. 
B)  Her publisher believed the book would not sell if it was obvious it was written by a woman. 
C)  Her husband argued it was unladylike for a woman to publish a book. 
D)  She worried her reputation as a serious psychologist would be undermined if her name was associated with applied work. 
A)  Her father disapproved of her work in male-dominated factory settings. 
B)  Her publisher believed the book would not sell if it was obvious it was written by a woman. 
C)  Her husband argued it was unladylike for a woman to publish a book. 
D)  She worried her reputation as a serious psychologist would be undermined if her name was associated with applied work.

Question 18

Which two psychologists were employed by Macy's department store?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Marston and Marion Almira Bills 
B)  Hugo Münsterberg and Walter Dill Scott 
C)  Leta Hollingworth and Harry Hollingworth 
D)  Lillian Gilbreth and Elsie Bregman 
A)  William Marston and Marion Almira Bills 
B)  Hugo Münsterberg and Walter Dill Scott 
C)  Leta Hollingworth and Harry Hollingworth 
D)  Lillian Gilbreth and Elsie Bregman

Question 19

Match the area of study with the psychologist.
-Hugo Münsterberg

Accepted Answer

A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management 
A) the psychology of advertising 
B) the study of highly gifted children 
C) the application of psychological expertise in the courtroom 
D) the psychology of management

Question 20

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s).
-Leonarde Keeler

Accepted Answer

A) conducted methodologically sophisticated research using blind and double-blind procedures 
B) created a lie detector that became widely used in police investigations 
C) created the comic book superheroine Wonder Woman 
D) the only psychologist to appear on a U.S.postage stamp 
A) conducted methodologically sophisticated research using blind and double-blind procedures 
B) created a lie detector that became widely used in police investigations 
C) created the comic book superheroine Wonder Woman 
D) the only psychologist to appear on a U.S.postage stamp

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons clinical psychologists formed the American Association of Clinical Psychologists?

According to Walter Dill Scott,the psychological processes of and were the most useful ones in designing effective advertisements.

Match the project with the researcher. -Leta and Harry Hollingworth

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Walter Dill Scott

Match the definition to the term. -scientific management

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Lillian Gilbreth

Match the project with the researcher. -William Moulton Marston

Match the publication with the author. -Lillian Gilbreth

Match the definition to the term. -differential piece-rate system

The Hollingworths conducted methodologically sophisticated research on the effects of __________ on cognition and behavior.

What were the three foci of Leta Stetter Hollingsworth's work?

What are the Hawthorne studies? Why are they considered controversial?

Who thought that workers should be able to critique a workplace's methods of operation and suggested that they might share in the profits produced through increases in efficiency?

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s). -William Moulton Marston

Match the position with the individual(s). -Hugo Münsterberg

Why did Lillian Gilbreth publish The Psychology of Management using only her initials,L.M.,rather than her full name?

Which two psychologists were employed by Macy's department store?

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Hugo Münsterberg

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s). -Leonarde Keeler

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

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

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

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 16: Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons clinical psychologists formed the American Association of Clinical Psychologists?

According to Walter Dill Scott,the psychological processes of __________ and __________ were the most useful ones in designing effective advertisements.

Match the project with the researcher. -Leta and Harry Hollingworth

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Walter Dill Scott

Match the definition to the term. -scientific management

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Lillian Gilbreth

Match the project with the researcher. -William Moulton Marston

Match the publication with the author. -Lillian Gilbreth

Match the definition to the term. -differential piece-rate system

The Hollingworths conducted methodologically sophisticated research on the effects of __________ on cognition and behavior.

What were the three foci of Leta Stetter Hollingsworth's work?

What are the Hawthorne studies? Why are they considered controversial?

Who thought that workers should be able to critique a workplace's methods of operation and suggested that they might share in the profits produced through increases in efficiency?

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s). -William Moulton Marston

Match the position with the individual(s). -Hugo Münsterberg

Why did Lillian Gilbreth publish The Psychology of Management using only her initials,L.M.,rather than her full name?

Which two psychologists were employed by Macy's department store?

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Hugo Münsterberg

Match the accomplishment with the individual(s). -Leonarde Keeler

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

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

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

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

Filters

According to Walter Dill Scott,the psychological processes of and were the most useful ones in designing effective advertisements.