Question 1

"Acts like a chicken with its head cut off" is a description of behavior that has its roots in ____ research.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hall's 
B) Flouren's 
C) ​Broca's 
D) Fritsch's 
E) Helmholtz's 
A) ​Hall's 
B) Flouren's 
C) ​Broca's 
D) Fritsch's 
E) Helmholtz's

Question 2

____ was a pioneer in research on reflex behavior showing that reflexes could occur in the absence of brain involvement.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hall 
B) Broca 
C) ​Flourens 
D) Galvani 
E) Gall 
A) ​Hall 
B) Broca 
C) ​Flourens 
D) Galvani 
E) Gall

Question 3

Why did experimental psychology begin in Germany rather than in other European countries?

Accepted Answer

Experimental psychology began in Germany

Question 4

After Fechner obtained the very important appointment of professor at the University of Leipzig,he ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​became depressed 
B) married his fiancé 
C) ​became angry 
D) was "cured" of depression 
E) celebrated in an inappropriate manner 
A) ​became depressed 
B) married his fiancé 
C) ​became angry 
D) was "cured" of depression 
E) celebrated in an inappropriate manner

Question 5

Weber's experiments led to two important contributions: (a)further research and (b)the focus of attention of later physiologists and the new psychology on the development of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​experimental methods for studying mind-body relationships 
B) the method of introspection 
C) ​the application of experimentation to physiological events 
D) the field he called "psychophysics" 
E) cranioscopy 
A) ​experimental methods for studying mind-body relationships 
B) the method of introspection 
C) ​the application of experimentation to physiological events 
D) the field he called "psychophysics" 
E) cranioscopy

Question 6

____ created phrenology,which proposed that the topography of a person's skull revealed his or her intellectual and emotional characteristics.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Flourens 
B) Gall 
C) ​Spurzheim 
D) Broca 
E) Hall 
A) ​Flourens 
B) Gall 
C) ​Spurzheim 
D) Broca 
E) Hall

Question 7

According to Fechner,the effects of stimulus intensities are not ____ but are ____ to the amount of sensation that already exists.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​equal;related 
B) relative;absolute 
C) ​noticeable;relevant 
D) related;equal 
E) absolute;relative 
A) ​equal;related 
B) relative;absolute 
C) ​noticeable;relevant 
D) related;equal 
E) absolute;relative

Question 8

U.S.universities' principle of "publish or perish" can be traced directly to the ideology of the 19th-century German university system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the research and findings of Ernst Weber.What was the importance of his work on later physiologists? What was its importance to the new psychology?

Accepted Answer

Ernst Weber was a German physiologist wh

Question 10

The electrical nature of the nerve impulse was one of the most important discoveries in physiology concurrent with the founding of psychology in the late 1800s.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

​Who developed both the two-point threshold and the concept of the just noticeable difference?

Accepted Answer

A) Weber​ 
B) Helmholtz 
C) ​Fechner 
D) Wundt 
E) Cajal 
A) Weber​ 
B) Helmholtz 
C) ​Fechner 
D) Wundt 
E) Cajal

Question 12

Fechner's most important contribution to psychology was the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​quantification of the mind-body relationship 
B) determination that the effect of a stimulus intensity change is relative to the intensity that already exists 
C) ​determination of the pleasure principle 
D) qualitative relationship between a physical stimulus and the mental sensation of it 
E) study of the differential threshold 
A) ​quantification of the mind-body relationship 
B) determination that the effect of a stimulus intensity change is relative to the intensity that already exists 
C) ​determination of the pleasure principle 
D) qualitative relationship between a physical stimulus and the mental sensation of it 
E) study of the differential threshold

Question 13

​Describe the circumstances under which Bessel discovered the importance of the human observer.To what two conclusions did his findings lead? What were the consequences of his work in terms of subsequent developments in early physiology?

Accepted Answer

Friedrich Bessel discovered the importan

Question 14

Which of the following is true of Fechner?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​He taught at Leipzig. 
B) He developed the notion of the pleasure principle.​ 
C) ​He seriously damaged his eyes by looking at the sun through colored glasses. 
D) He was "cured" of some symptoms by eating spiced raw ham soaked in Rhine wine and lemon juice. 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) ​He taught at Leipzig. 
B) He developed the notion of the pleasure principle.​ 
C) ​He seriously damaged his eyes by looking at the sun through colored glasses. 
D) He was "cured" of some symptoms by eating spiced raw ham soaked in Rhine wine and lemon juice. 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 15

​The royal astronomer of England,Nevil Maskelyne,discovered the phenomenon that is known as the personal equation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Gall's work on phrenology has been strongly supported by subsequent research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In Fechner's Law as one variable increases arithmetically,the other variable increases ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​arithmetically 
B) geometrically 
C) ​metaphysically 
D) mathematically 
E) psychophysically 
A) ​arithmetically 
B) geometrically 
C) ​metaphysically 
D) mathematically 
E) psychophysically

Question 18

​German universities were especially fertile ground for scientific advances because ____.

Accepted Answer

A) there were only two of them,so each received only the most talented faculty and students​ 
B) there was academic freedom for students and faculty alike 
C) ​the British and the French were using unscientific methods to research the mind 
D) anyone with independent income could be a gentleman-scientist 
E) None of the answers are correct. 
A) there were only two of them,so each received only the most talented faculty and students​ 
B) there was academic freedom for students and faculty alike 
C) ​the British and the French were using unscientific methods to research the mind 
D) anyone with independent income could be a gentleman-scientist 
E) None of the answers are correct.

Question 19

Helmholtz emphasized a(n)____ approach.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​materialistic and mechanistic 
B) deterministic and mentalistic 
C) ​experimental and mentalistic 
D) mechanistic and deterministic 
E) materialistic and experimental 
A) ​materialistic and mechanistic 
B) deterministic and mentalistic 
C) ​experimental and mentalistic 
D) mechanistic and deterministic 
E) materialistic and experimental

Question 20

Although he did not develop the theory called phrenology,____ served as its popularizer.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Gall 
B) Spurzheim 
C) ​Galvani 
D) Fritsch 
E) Hall 
A) ​Gall 
B) Spurzheim 
C) ​Galvani 
D) Fritsch 
E) Hall

"Acts like a chicken with its head cut off" is a description of behavior that has its roots in ____ research.

____ was a pioneer in research on reflex behavior showing that reflexes could occur in the absence of brain involvement.

Why did experimental psychology begin in Germany rather than in other European countries?

After Fechner obtained the very important appointment of professor at the University of Leipzig,he ____.

Weber's experiments led to two important contributions: (a)further research and (b)the focus of attention of later physiologists and the new psychology on the development of ____.

____ created phrenology,which proposed that the topography of a person's skull revealed his or her intellectual and emotional characteristics.

According to Fechner,the effects of stimulus intensities are not but are to the amount of sensation that already exists.

U.S.universities' principle of "publish or perish" can be traced directly to the ideology of the 19th-century German university system.

Describe the research and findings of Ernst Weber.What was the importance of his work on later physiologists? What was its importance to the new psychology?

The electrical nature of the nerve impulse was one of the most important discoveries in physiology concurrent with the founding of psychology in the late 1800s.

Who developed both the two-point threshold and the concept of the just noticeable difference?

Fechner's most important contribution to psychology was the ____.

Describe the circumstances under which Bessel discovered the importance of the human observer.To what two conclusions did his findings lead? What were the consequences of his work in terms of subsequent developments in early physiology?

Which of the following is true of Fechner?

The royal astronomer of England,Nevil Maskelyne,discovered the phenomenon that is known as the personal equation.

Gall's work on phrenology has been strongly supported by subsequent research.

In Fechner's Law as one variable increases arithmetically,the other variable increases ____.

German universities were especially fertile ground for scientific advances because ____.

Helmholtz emphasized a(n)____ approach.

Although he did not develop the theory called phrenology,____ served as its popularizer.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical 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 3: Physiological Influences on Psychology

"Acts like a chicken with its head cut off" is a description of behavior that has its roots in ____ research.​

____ was a pioneer in research on reflex behavior showing that reflexes could occur in the absence of brain involvement.​

Why did experimental psychology begin in Germany rather than in other European countries?

After Fechner obtained the very important appointment of professor at the University of Leipzig,he ____.​

Weber's experiments led to two important contributions: (a)further research and (b)the focus of attention of later physiologists and the new psychology on the development of ____.​

____ created phrenology,which proposed that the topography of a person's skull revealed his or her intellectual and emotional characteristics.​

According to Fechner,the effects of stimulus intensities are not ____ but are ____ to the amount of sensation that already exists.​

U.S.universities' principle of "publish or perish" can be traced directly to the ideology of the 19th-century German university system.

Describe the research and findings of Ernst Weber.What was the importance of his work on later physiologists? What was its importance to the new psychology?

The electrical nature of the nerve impulse was one of the most important discoveries in physiology concurrent with the founding of psychology in the late 1800s.​

​Who developed both the two-point threshold and the concept of the just noticeable difference?

Fechner's most important contribution to psychology was the ____.​

​Describe the circumstances under which Bessel discovered the importance of the human observer.To what two conclusions did his findings lead? What were the consequences of his work in terms of subsequent developments in early physiology?

Which of the following is true of Fechner?​

​The royal astronomer of England,Nevil Maskelyne,discovered the phenomenon that is known as the personal equation.

Gall's work on phrenology has been strongly supported by subsequent research.

In Fechner's Law as one variable increases arithmetically,the other variable increases ____.​

​German universities were especially fertile ground for scientific advances because ____.

Helmholtz emphasized a(n)____ approach.​

Although he did not develop the theory called phrenology,____ served as its popularizer.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical 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.

Filters

"Acts like a chicken with its head cut off" is a description of behavior that has its roots in ____ research.

____ was a pioneer in research on reflex behavior showing that reflexes could occur in the absence of brain involvement.

After Fechner obtained the very important appointment of professor at the University of Leipzig,he ____.

Weber's experiments led to two important contributions: (a)further research and (b)the focus of attention of later physiologists and the new psychology on the development of ____.

____ created phrenology,which proposed that the topography of a person's skull revealed his or her intellectual and emotional characteristics.

According to Fechner,the effects of stimulus intensities are not but are to the amount of sensation that already exists.

The electrical nature of the nerve impulse was one of the most important discoveries in physiology concurrent with the founding of psychology in the late 1800s.

Who developed both the two-point threshold and the concept of the just noticeable difference?

Fechner's most important contribution to psychology was the ____.

Describe the circumstances under which Bessel discovered the importance of the human observer.To what two conclusions did his findings lead? What were the consequences of his work in terms of subsequent developments in early physiology?

Which of the following is true of Fechner?

The royal astronomer of England,Nevil Maskelyne,discovered the phenomenon that is known as the personal equation.

In Fechner's Law as one variable increases arithmetically,the other variable increases ____.

German universities were especially fertile ground for scientific advances because ____.

Helmholtz emphasized a(n)____ approach.

Although he did not develop the theory called phrenology,____ served as its popularizer.