Exam 1: The Study of the History of Psychology.

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A new school of thought may overcome its opposition not because the opposing points of view become convinced to accept the new thinking,but because adherents of the old school of thought die off.​

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The authors of your textbook argue that the formal study of the history of psychology is the most systematic way to integrate the areas and issues that constitute modern psychology.​

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Freud's idea "Einfall" was translated to English into the term ____ which means something other than what Freud implied in the original German.​

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Although difficult to do,the data of history can be reconstructed or replicated.

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In contrast to the events that are studied in science,historical events cannot be ____.​

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The first African American president of the APA was ____.​

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Modern psychology differs from philosophy in which of the following ways?​

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Until the last quarter of the 19th century,philosophers studied human nature using which of the following methods?​

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The first African American to earn a doctoral degree in psychology was Kenneth Clark.

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​The earliest possible starting point for psychology is approximately 1,000 years ago.

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Which contextual influence on psychology lead to the growth of psychology in the areas of personnel selection,psychological testing,and engineering psychology?​

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Modern psychology emerged from philosophy approximately ____ years ago.​

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"The man makes the times," reflects which view of history?​

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​Psychology became an independent discipline during the ____.

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The school of thought that focuses on learning and perception and emphasizes the combination of elements to produce new patterns is the ____ school.​

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Which eminent historian called the process of replacing one paradigm with another a scientific revolution?​

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The Zeitgeist is most influential in the naturalistic theory of history.

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The contextual forces in psychology deal with the ____.​

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The approach of the historian of psychology is similar to the approach taken by ____ in the study of their field.

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By 1960,the prejudice against women entering prestigious graduate schools of psychology had ended.

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