Question 1

The Gilbreths' motion studies were used to

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the field of scientific management. 
B)  gain insight into research on psychotechnics. 
C)  make work more efficient and comfortable for the worker. 
D)  create tests for use in personnel selection. 
A)  promote the field of scientific management. 
B)  gain insight into research on psychotechnics. 
C)  make work more efficient and comfortable for the worker. 
D)  create tests for use in personnel selection.

Question 2

While Münsterberg embraced a relatively strict form of Taylorism,Lillian Gilbreth took a more __________ view.

Accepted Answer

A)  personalistic 
B)  humanistic 
C)  analytical 
D)  dynamic 
A)  personalistic 
B)  humanistic 
C)  analytical 
D)  dynamic

Question 3

Match the project with the researcher.
-Marion Almira Bills

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.
-Leta Hollingworth

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

Gilbreth Inc.consulted in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  sanitary napkin packaging. 
B)  kitchen engineering. 
C)  military consulting. 
D)  toothbrush engineering. 
A)  sanitary napkin packaging. 
B)  kitchen engineering. 
C)  military consulting. 
D)  toothbrush engineering.

Question 6

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  create an early lie detector test. 
B)  create a system called scientific management. 
C)  apply psychology to industry. 
D)  direct the psychological laboratory at Harvard. 
A)  create an early lie detector test. 
B)  create a system called scientific management. 
C)  apply psychology to industry. 
D)  direct the psychological laboratory at Harvard.

Question 7

Match the project with the researcher.
-Elton Mayo

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 8

Who was Harry Orchard,what did Münsterberg conclude about him,and why was this significant for Münsterberg's career?

Accepted Answer

Harry Orchard was accused of assassinati

Question 9

Match the definition to the term.
-Hawthorne studies

Accepted Answer

A) a commonly held social and scientific belief that women become physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods 
B) a series of studies that revealed the power of the interpersonal environment to influence employee satisfaction and behavior 
C) the belief that men were more variable than women in both physical and psychological characteristics,and therefore were more likely to occupy the lower and upper ends of the distribution of any trait 
D) the increasing tendency to see almost every aspect of life from a psychological perspective 
A) a commonly held social and scientific belief that women become physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods 
B) a series of studies that revealed the power of the interpersonal environment to influence employee satisfaction and behavior 
C) the belief that men were more variable than women in both physical and psychological characteristics,and therefore were more likely to occupy the lower and upper ends of the distribution of any trait 
D) the increasing tendency to see almost every aspect of life from a psychological perspective

Question 10

All of the following are true about the response to Taylor's system of scientific management EXCEPT for which?

Accepted Answer

A)  A number of labor strikes occurred in factories using Taylor's system. 
B)  Many workers perceived Taylor's methods as overly mechanistic. 
C)  Many workers were disappointed that they had no input into the process of making work more efficient. 
D)  Factories all along the East Coast completely banned Taylor's methods. 
A)  A number of labor strikes occurred in factories using Taylor's system. 
B)  Many workers perceived Taylor's methods as overly mechanistic. 
C)  Many workers were disappointed that they had no input into the process of making work more efficient. 
D)  Factories all along the East Coast completely banned Taylor's methods.

Question 11

Leta Hollingworth designed two studies to assess the widely held belief that women became physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods,a belief known as __________.From these studies,she concluded __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functional periodicity; women do not experience periodic mental or motor impairment 
B)  variation hypothesis; women experience periodic mental, but not motor, impairment 
C)  cyclical theory; both men and women experience periodic mental and motor impairment 
D)  menstrual decrease; women experience periodic motor, but not mental, impairment 
A)  functional periodicity; women do not experience periodic mental or motor impairment 
B)  variation hypothesis; women experience periodic mental, but not motor, impairment 
C)  cyclical theory; both men and women experience periodic mental and motor impairment 
D)  menstrual decrease; women experience periodic motor, but not mental, impairment

Question 12

Match the project with the researcher.
-Lillian Gilbreth

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 13

Who is often referred to as the founder of applied psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lillian Gilbreth 
B)  Lightner Witmer 
C)  Frederick Taylor 
D)  Hugo Münsterberg 
A)  Lillian Gilbreth 
B)  Lightner Witmer 
C)  Frederick Taylor 
D)  Hugo Münsterberg

Question 14

All of the following were applied activities undertaken by psychologists during World War I EXCEPT for which?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Germany, laboratory driving simulations to screen army motor car drivers 
B)  In England, studies of the effects of fatigue on workers in munitions factories 
C)  In Italy, studies of the effects of isolation on submarine crew members 
D)  In France, the development of tests to assess the emotional stability of war plane pilots 
A)  In Germany, laboratory driving simulations to screen army motor car drivers 
B)  In England, studies of the effects of fatigue on workers in munitions factories 
C)  In Italy, studies of the effects of isolation on submarine crew members 
D)  In France, the development of tests to assess the emotional stability of war plane pilots

Question 15

Match the definition to the term.
-soldiering

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 16

Match the publication with the author.
-Walter Dill Scott

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 17

Match the project with the researcher.
-Elsie Bregman

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 18

The process of breaking down each task a worker performs into the specific movements it required,and timing each movement is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  de-skilling 
B)  motion studies 
C)  time study 
D)  soldiering 
A)  de-skilling 
B)  motion studies 
C)  time study 
D)  soldiering

Question 19

Match the project with the researcher.
-Leta Hollingworth

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 20

Match the project with the researcher.
-Hugo Münsterberg

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

The Gilbreths' motion studies were used to

While Münsterberg embraced a relatively strict form of Taylorism,Lillian Gilbreth took a more __________ view.

Match the project with the researcher. -Marion Almira Bills

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Leta Hollingworth

Gilbreth Inc.consulted in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following EXCEPT

Match the project with the researcher. -Elton Mayo

Who was Harry Orchard,what did Münsterberg conclude about him,and why was this significant for Münsterberg's career?

Match the definition to the term. -Hawthorne studies

All of the following are true about the response to Taylor's system of scientific management EXCEPT for which?

Leta Hollingworth designed two studies to assess the widely held belief that women became physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods,a belief known as .From these studies,she concluded .

Match the project with the researcher. -Lillian Gilbreth

Who is often referred to as the founder of applied psychology?

All of the following were applied activities undertaken by psychologists during World War I EXCEPT for which?

Match the definition to the term. -soldiering

Match the publication with the author. -Walter Dill Scott

Match the project with the researcher. -Elsie Bregman

The process of breaking down each task a worker performs into the specific movements it required,and timing each movement is known as what?

Match the project with the researcher. -Leta Hollingworth

Match the project with the researcher. -Hugo Münsterberg

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

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

The Gilbreths' motion studies were used to

While Münsterberg embraced a relatively strict form of Taylorism,Lillian Gilbreth took a more __________ view.

Match the project with the researcher. -Marion Almira Bills

Match the area of study with the psychologist. -Leta Hollingworth

Gilbreth Inc.consulted in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following EXCEPT

Match the project with the researcher. -Elton Mayo

Who was Harry Orchard,what did Münsterberg conclude about him,and why was this significant for Münsterberg's career?

Match the definition to the term. -Hawthorne studies

All of the following are true about the response to Taylor's system of scientific management EXCEPT for which?

Leta Hollingworth designed two studies to assess the widely held belief that women became physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods,a belief known as __________.From these studies,she concluded __________.

Match the project with the researcher. -Lillian Gilbreth

Who is often referred to as the founder of applied psychology?

All of the following were applied activities undertaken by psychologists during World War I EXCEPT for which?

Match the definition to the term. -soldiering

Match the publication with the author. -Walter Dill Scott

Match the project with the researcher. -Elsie Bregman

The process of breaking down each task a worker performs into the specific movements it required,and timing each movement is known as what?

Match the project with the researcher. -Leta Hollingworth

Match the project with the researcher. -Hugo Münsterberg

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

Leta Hollingworth designed two studies to assess the widely held belief that women became physically and mentally impaired during their menstrual periods,a belief known as .From these studies,she concluded .