Question 1

The first experimental attempt to study word associations was by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Ebbinghaus 
B) Galton 
C) Wundt 
D) Freud 
E) Jung 
A) Ebbinghaus 
B) Galton 
C) Wundt 
D) Freud 
E) Jung B

Question 2

A theory of evolution based on natural selection was developed independently by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace 
B) Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell 
C) ​Joseph Hooker and Charles Darwin 
D) Erasmus Darwin and Charles Darwin 
E) Jean Lamarck and Charles Darwin 
A) ​Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace 
B) Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell 
C) ​Joseph Hooker and Charles Darwin 
D) Erasmus Darwin and Charles Darwin 
E) Jean Lamarck and Charles Darwin A

Question 3

In comparing evolutionary theory to theology,Galton's concluded that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) there was insufficient evidence to support religious beliefs 
B) there was insufficient evidence to support evolutionary theory 
C) they were both correct 
D) religious beliefs facilitated adaptation to environmental demands 
E) there was insufficient evidence to support neither theology nor evolution 
A) there was insufficient evidence to support religious beliefs 
B) there was insufficient evidence to support evolutionary theory 
C) they were both correct 
D) religious beliefs facilitated adaptation to environmental demands 
E) there was insufficient evidence to support neither theology nor evolution A

Question 4

Despite Romanes's deficiencies in methodology,he is respected by scientists for his ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reliance on experimentation 
B) subjective interpretations 
C) ​critical thinking regarding the inner workings of the animal mind 
D) stimulation of the development of comparative psychology 
E) phenomenological psychology 
A) ​reliance on experimentation 
B) subjective interpretations 
C) ​critical thinking regarding the inner workings of the animal mind 
D) stimulation of the development of comparative psychology 
E) phenomenological psychology

Question 5

Galton gave us the correlational coefficient measure.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Darwin selected G.J.Romanes to investigate the evolution of the mind.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Romanes's anecdotal method used observational reports about animal behavior.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who arrived at the concept of the "average man" to describe findings from a large group of subjects?

Accepted Answer

A) Pearson 
B) Quetelet 
C) Huarte 
D) Galton 
E) Cattell 
A) Pearson 
B) Quetelet 
C) Huarte 
D) Galton 
E) Cattell

Question 9

Galton created the term "mental tests".​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How many years did Darwin wait to present his theory publicly?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​2 
B) 11 
C) ​17 
D) 22 
E) 34 
A) ​2 
B) 11 
C) ​17 
D) 22 
E) 34

Question 11

The early 20th-century American government policy of sterilizing mentally retarded females is an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) artificial selection 
B) eugenics 
C) product-moment correlations 
D) Darwin's theory of evolution 
E) natural selection 
A) artificial selection 
B) eugenics 
C) product-moment correlations 
D) Darwin's theory of evolution 
E) natural selection

Question 12

Who could be described as the driving force of England's scientific establishment?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Lyell 
B) Huxley 
C) ​Hooker 
D) Darwin 
E) Wilberforce 
A) ​Lyell 
B) Huxley 
C) ​Hooker 
D) Darwin 
E) Wilberforce

Question 13

The most fundamental point of Darwin's theses was the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​fact of variation among members of the species 
B) heritability of variations 
C) ​process of natural selection 
D) tenet of survival of the fittest 
E) normal distribution of traits in a population 
A) ​fact of variation among members of the species 
B) heritability of variations 
C) ​process of natural selection 
D) tenet of survival of the fittest 
E) normal distribution of traits in a population

Question 14

A fundamental thesis of Darwin's Origin was the principle of survival of the strongest.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Galton's basic assumption was that one's sensory abilities directly reflect one's intelligence.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​In his book ____,Darwin emphasized the similarity between human and animal mental processes.

Accepted Answer

A) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 
B) The Ascent of Man 
C) The Descent of Man 
D) On the Origin of Species 
E) The Phylogeny of Thought 
A) The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals 
B) The Ascent of Man 
C) The Descent of Man 
D) On the Origin of Species 
E) The Phylogeny of Thought

Question 17

Which of the following did Galton not endorse in the material from Hereditary Genius?

Accepted Answer

A) the idea of natural equality 
B) definite limits to muscular and intellectual powers 
C) limiting one's undertakings to matters within one's reach 
D) babies are born alike 
E) None of the choices was endorsed by Galton. 
A) the idea of natural equality 
B) definite limits to muscular and intellectual powers 
C) limiting one's undertakings to matters within one's reach 
D) babies are born alike 
E) None of the choices was endorsed by Galton.

Question 18

The first experimental examination of associations was by Wundt and Ebbinghaus.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mental tests were originated by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Binet 
B) Simon 
C) Morgan 
D) Galton 
E) Romanes 
A) Binet 
B) Simon 
C) Morgan 
D) Galton 
E) Romanes

Question 20

The initial work in comparative psychology was carried out in England and the leadership in the field stayed there for more than a decade.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first experimental attempt to study word associations was by ____.

A theory of evolution based on natural selection was developed independently by ____.

In comparing evolutionary theory to theology,Galton's concluded that ____.

Despite Romanes's deficiencies in methodology,he is respected by scientists for his ____.

Galton gave us the correlational coefficient measure.

Darwin selected G.J.Romanes to investigate the evolution of the mind.

Romanes's anecdotal method used observational reports about animal behavior.

Who arrived at the concept of the "average man" to describe findings from a large group of subjects?

Galton created the term "mental tests".

How many years did Darwin wait to present his theory publicly?

The early 20th-century American government policy of sterilizing mentally retarded females is an example of ____.

Who could be described as the driving force of England's scientific establishment?

The most fundamental point of Darwin's theses was the ____.

A fundamental thesis of Darwin's Origin was the principle of survival of the strongest.

Galton's basic assumption was that one's sensory abilities directly reflect one's intelligence.

In his book ____,Darwin emphasized the similarity between human and animal mental processes.

Which of the following did Galton not endorse in the material from Hereditary Genius?

The first experimental examination of associations was by Wundt and Ebbinghaus.

Mental tests were originated by ____.

The initial work in comparative psychology was carried out in England and the leadership in the field stayed there for more than a decade.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

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 6: Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

The first experimental attempt to study word associations was by ____.

A theory of evolution based on natural selection was developed independently by ____.​

In comparing evolutionary theory to theology,Galton's concluded that ____.

Despite Romanes's deficiencies in methodology,he is respected by scientists for his ____.​

Galton gave us the correlational coefficient measure.​

Darwin selected G.J.Romanes to investigate the evolution of the mind.​

Romanes's anecdotal method used observational reports about animal behavior.​

Who arrived at the concept of the "average man" to describe findings from a large group of subjects?

Galton created the term "mental tests".​

How many years did Darwin wait to present his theory publicly?​

The early 20th-century American government policy of sterilizing mentally retarded females is an example of ____.

Who could be described as the driving force of England's scientific establishment?​

The most fundamental point of Darwin's theses was the ____.​

A fundamental thesis of Darwin's Origin was the principle of survival of the strongest.​

Galton's basic assumption was that one's sensory abilities directly reflect one's intelligence.​

​In his book ____,Darwin emphasized the similarity between human and animal mental processes.

Which of the following did Galton not endorse in the material from Hereditary Genius?

The first experimental examination of associations was by Wundt and Ebbinghaus.​

Mental tests were originated by ____.

The initial work in comparative psychology was carried out in England and the leadership in the field stayed there for more than a decade.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

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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A theory of evolution based on natural selection was developed independently by ____.

Despite Romanes's deficiencies in methodology,he is respected by scientists for his ____.

Galton gave us the correlational coefficient measure.

Darwin selected G.J.Romanes to investigate the evolution of the mind.

Romanes's anecdotal method used observational reports about animal behavior.

Galton created the term "mental tests".

How many years did Darwin wait to present his theory publicly?

Who could be described as the driving force of England's scientific establishment?

The most fundamental point of Darwin's theses was the ____.

A fundamental thesis of Darwin's Origin was the principle of survival of the strongest.

Galton's basic assumption was that one's sensory abilities directly reflect one's intelligence.

In his book ____,Darwin emphasized the similarity between human and animal mental processes.

The first experimental examination of associations was by Wundt and Ebbinghaus.

The initial work in comparative psychology was carried out in England and the leadership in the field stayed there for more than a decade.