Question 1

The feature of modern psychology that distinguishes it from its antecedents is its ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​methodology 
B) focus on learning 
C) ​focus on motivation 
D) focus on abnormal behavior 
E) use of deductive logic 
A) ​methodology 
B) focus on learning 
C) ​focus on motivation 
D) focus on abnormal behavior 
E) use of deductive logic

Question 2

The school of thought that deals solely with observable behaviors that can be described in objective terms is the ____ school.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​structuralist 
B) behaviorist 
C) ​Gestalt 
D) cognitive 
E) humanistic 
A) ​structuralist 
B) behaviorist 
C) ​Gestalt 
D) cognitive 
E) humanistic

Question 3

​The stage in the development of a science when it is still divided into schools of thought is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​paradigmatic 
B) preparadigmatic 
C) ​revolutionary 
D) a scientific revolution 
E) messy 
A) ​paradigmatic 
B) preparadigmatic 
C) ​revolutionary 
D) a scientific revolution 
E) messy

Question 4

Julian Rotter,a leading personality theorist was told that "____ simply could not get academic jobs,regardless of their credentials."​

Accepted Answer

A) ​African-Americans 
B) women 
C) ​graduates above the age of 50 
D) Jews 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​African-Americans 
B) women 
C) ​graduates above the age of 50 
D) Jews 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 5

Kenneth Clark was rejected by the graduate program in psychology at Cornell because the university ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​could not tolerate Blacks working closely with Whites 
B) had no dormitory facilities for Blacks 
C) ​had no dining facilities for Blacks 
D) could not have Black males working with White female graduate students 
E) would not confer the PhD on a Black person even if he or she completed the requisite coursework 
A) ​could not tolerate Blacks working closely with Whites 
B) had no dormitory facilities for Blacks 
C) ​had no dining facilities for Blacks 
D) could not have Black males working with White female graduate students 
E) would not confer the PhD on a Black person even if he or she completed the requisite coursework

Question 6

The three contextual forces in the history of psychology were ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​economic opportunities,wars,and discrimination 
B) famine,pestilence,and death 
C) ​theory,research,and application 
D) cognition,motivation,and effect 
E) social,political,and economic​ 
A) ​economic opportunities,wars,and discrimination 
B) famine,pestilence,and death 
C) ​theory,research,and application 
D) cognition,motivation,and effect 
E) social,political,and economic​

Question 7

The written record of Darwin's life and work is now complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An "autobiography" of Jung was evidently written not by Jung but by an assistant who ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​slandered him personally 
B) altered and/or deleted some of Jung's writings to present him in a manner suiting his family and followers 
C) ​exaggerated the degree of the break between Freud and Jung 
D) expanded Jung's theories and attributed the expansion to Jung 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​slandered him personally 
B) altered and/or deleted some of Jung's writings to present him in a manner suiting his family and followers 
C) ​exaggerated the degree of the break between Freud and Jung 
D) expanded Jung's theories and attributed the expansion to Jung 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

Skinner's self-discipline as a student and Freud's being ignored and rejected early in his career indicated that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​biographers disregard the real events in favor of fantasy 
B) data of history are true in their original versions 
C) ​participants may themselves produce biased accounts 
D) translations errors account for most misinterpretations 
E) All of the choices are correct 
A) ​biographers disregard the real events in favor of fantasy 
B) data of history are true in their original versions 
C) ​participants may themselves produce biased accounts 
D) translations errors account for most misinterpretations 
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 10

Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​Freud's original term for free association was Einfall,which means an intrusion or an invasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​Simultaneous discovery favors which view of history?

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic​ 
B) personalistic 
C) ​naturalistic 
D) recurrent 
E) syncopated 
A) dynamic​ 
B) personalistic 
C) ​naturalistic 
D) recurrent 
E) syncopated

Question 13

As recently as the 1960s,why were some universities reluctant to admit women to their graduate programs in psychology?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Their graduate admission scores were not as high as those of male applicants. 
B) Their personal lives,in terms of marriage and becoming pregnant,were viewed as obstacles that reduced the likelihood of completion of graduate school. 
C) ​In the opinion of some influential psychologists,some women would never amount to anything. 
D) There were too many female applicants. 
E) Their personal lives,in terms of marriage and becoming pregnant,were viewed as obstacles that reduced the likelihood of completion of graduate school and,in the opinion of some influential psychologists,some women would never amount to anything. 
A) ​Their graduate admission scores were not as high as those of male applicants. 
B) Their personal lives,in terms of marriage and becoming pregnant,were viewed as obstacles that reduced the likelihood of completion of graduate school. 
C) ​In the opinion of some influential psychologists,some women would never amount to anything. 
D) There were too many female applicants. 
E) Their personal lives,in terms of marriage and becoming pregnant,were viewed as obstacles that reduced the likelihood of completion of graduate school and,in the opinion of some influential psychologists,some women would never amount to anything.

Question 14

Three examples of contextual forces in psychology are economic opportunity,war,and prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The various schools of thought in psychology have served well as systems to be opposed.In each case,____ was the consequence.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a new paradigm 
B) a new school of thought 
C) ​absorption into the mainstream 
D) a new and unique methodology 
E) a new definition of "mind" 
A) ​a new paradigm 
B) a new school of thought 
C) ​absorption into the mainstream 
D) a new and unique methodology 
E) a new definition of "mind"

Question 16

On the basis of the destruction associated with World War I,Freud proposed that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​humans have the ability to survive any catastrophe 
B) the defense mechanisms are used by humans to distort reality 
C) ​humans have an instinct for aggression 
D) the id is stronger than the ego in controlling behavior 
E) None of the choices are correct 
A) ​humans have the ability to survive any catastrophe 
B) the defense mechanisms are used by humans to distort reality 
C) ​humans have an instinct for aggression 
D) the id is stronger than the ego in controlling behavior 
E) None of the choices are correct

Question 17

To guard against self-serving data and to assess the truth of a person's recollections and reports of events in the history of psychology,the historian should,whenever possible,____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​collect data from other observers 
B) learn the language in which the person wrote 
C) ​read newspaper accounts of the events 
D) read others' research publications of that era 
E) reconstruct the event 
A) ​collect data from other observers 
B) learn the language in which the person wrote 
C) ​read newspaper accounts of the events 
D) read others' research publications of that era 
E) reconstruct the event

Question 18

The papers and diaries of Ebbinghaus and Fechner were found more than 70 years after their deaths.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​In the 1970s,the publication of the research of John Garcia was significantly delayed because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​his work challenged the cognitive psychology school of thought 
B) his work was regarded as poorly done 
C) ​his findings challenged the prevailing view in stimulus-response (S-R)learning theory 
D) journal editors tend to accept findings that contradict or oppose current thinking 
E) All of the choices are correct 
A) ​his work challenged the cognitive psychology school of thought 
B) his work was regarded as poorly done 
C) ​his findings challenged the prevailing view in stimulus-response (S-R)learning theory 
D) journal editors tend to accept findings that contradict or oppose current thinking 
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 20

The terms ego and id,which do not precisely represent Freud's ideas,are examples of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​suppressed data 
B) data distorted by translation 
C) ​eyewitness errors 
D) lost data 
E) distortions intended to protect Freud's reputation 
A) ​suppressed data 
B) data distorted by translation 
C) ​eyewitness errors 
D) lost data 
E) distortions intended to protect Freud's reputation

The feature of modern psychology that distinguishes it from its antecedents is its ____.

The school of thought that deals solely with observable behaviors that can be described in objective terms is the ____ school.

The stage in the development of a science when it is still divided into schools of thought is called ____.

Julian Rotter,a leading personality theorist was told that "____ simply could not get academic jobs,regardless of their credentials."

Kenneth Clark was rejected by the graduate program in psychology at Cornell because the university ____.

The three contextual forces in the history of psychology were ____.

The written record of Darwin's life and work is now complete.

An "autobiography" of Jung was evidently written not by Jung but by an assistant who ____.

Skinner's self-discipline as a student and Freud's being ignored and rejected early in his career indicated that ____.

Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.

Freud's original term for free association was Einfall,which means an intrusion or an invasion.

Simultaneous discovery favors which view of history?

As recently as the 1960s,why were some universities reluctant to admit women to their graduate programs in psychology?

Three examples of contextual forces in psychology are economic opportunity,war,and prejudice.

The various schools of thought in psychology have served well as systems to be opposed.In each case,____ was the consequence.

On the basis of the destruction associated with World War I,Freud proposed that ____.

To guard against self-serving data and to assess the truth of a person's recollections and reports of events in the history of psychology,the historian should,whenever possible,____.

The papers and diaries of Ebbinghaus and Fechner were found more than 70 years after their deaths.

In the 1970s,the publication of the research of John Garcia was significantly delayed because ____.

The terms ego and id,which do not precisely represent Freud's ideas,are examples of ____.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Exam 1: The Study of the History of Psychology.

The feature of modern psychology that distinguishes it from its antecedents is its ____.​

The school of thought that deals solely with observable behaviors that can be described in objective terms is the ____ school.​

​The stage in the development of a science when it is still divided into schools of thought is called ____.

Julian Rotter,a leading personality theorist was told that "____ simply could not get academic jobs,regardless of their credentials."​

Kenneth Clark was rejected by the graduate program in psychology at Cornell because the university ____.​

The three contextual forces in the history of psychology were ____.​

The written record of Darwin's life and work is now complete.

An "autobiography" of Jung was evidently written not by Jung but by an assistant who ____.​

Skinner's self-discipline as a student and Freud's being ignored and rejected early in his career indicated that ____.​

Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.​

​Freud's original term for free association was Einfall,which means an intrusion or an invasion.

​Simultaneous discovery favors which view of history?

As recently as the 1960s,why were some universities reluctant to admit women to their graduate programs in psychology?​

Three examples of contextual forces in psychology are economic opportunity,war,and prejudice.

The various schools of thought in psychology have served well as systems to be opposed.In each case,____ was the consequence.​

On the basis of the destruction associated with World War I,Freud proposed that ____.​

To guard against self-serving data and to assess the truth of a person's recollections and reports of events in the history of psychology,the historian should,whenever possible,____.​

The papers and diaries of Ebbinghaus and Fechner were found more than 70 years after their deaths.

​In the 1970s,the publication of the research of John Garcia was significantly delayed because ____.

The terms ego and id,which do not precisely represent Freud's ideas,are examples of ____.​

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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The feature of modern psychology that distinguishes it from its antecedents is its ____.

The school of thought that deals solely with observable behaviors that can be described in objective terms is the ____ school.

The stage in the development of a science when it is still divided into schools of thought is called ____.

Julian Rotter,a leading personality theorist was told that "____ simply could not get academic jobs,regardless of their credentials."

Kenneth Clark was rejected by the graduate program in psychology at Cornell because the university ____.

The three contextual forces in the history of psychology were ____.

An "autobiography" of Jung was evidently written not by Jung but by an assistant who ____.

Skinner's self-discipline as a student and Freud's being ignored and rejected early in his career indicated that ____.

Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.

Freud's original term for free association was Einfall,which means an intrusion or an invasion.

Simultaneous discovery favors which view of history?

As recently as the 1960s,why were some universities reluctant to admit women to their graduate programs in psychology?

The various schools of thought in psychology have served well as systems to be opposed.In each case,____ was the consequence.

On the basis of the destruction associated with World War I,Freud proposed that ____.

To guard against self-serving data and to assess the truth of a person's recollections and reports of events in the history of psychology,the historian should,whenever possible,____.

In the 1970s,the publication of the research of John Garcia was significantly delayed because ____.

The terms ego and id,which do not precisely represent Freud's ideas,are examples of ____.