Question 1

Who wrote a 16th-century book on individual differences and argued that children's education should be individualized to recognize such differences?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Butler 
B) Huarte 
C) ​Galton 
D) Quetelet 
E) Wundt 
A) ​Butler 
B) Huarte 
C) ​Galton 
D) Quetelet 
E) Wundt

Question 2

The quality of Galton's research is verified by its reliability,as assessed as recently as 1985.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Functionalism was an intentional protest of the limitations of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Wundt's structuralism 
B) Wundt's experimentalism 
C) ​Titchener's structuralism 
D) James's pragmatism 
E) Wundt's experimentalism and Titchener's structuralism 
A) ​Wundt's structuralism 
B) Wundt's experimentalism 
C) ​Titchener's structuralism 
D) James's pragmatism 
E) Wundt's experimentalism and Titchener's structuralism

Question 4

Galton studied paranoid disorders by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) visiting insane asylums 
B) reading every book and article about it on which he could get his hands 
C) imaging that every person or thing he saw was spying on him 
D) inviting people suffering from paranoid disorders to the Anthropometric Laboratory 
E) All of the choices are correct. 
A) visiting insane asylums 
B) reading every book and article about it on which he could get his hands 
C) imaging that every person or thing he saw was spying on him 
D) inviting people suffering from paranoid disorders to the Anthropometric Laboratory 
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 5

The influence of Darwin's work can be seen most directly in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) comparative psychology 
B) functionalism 
C) animal psychology 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) comparative psychology 
B) functionalism 
C) animal psychology 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

When in England,Darwin displayed a wide variety of physical symptoms.These symptoms were probably ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​caused by the muscular disorder he later died from 
B) psychosomatic-neurotic in origin 
C) ​faked 
D) caused by over-exposure to lead in his drinking water 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​caused by the muscular disorder he later died from 
B) psychosomatic-neurotic in origin 
C) ​faked 
D) caused by over-exposure to lead in his drinking water 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 7

Other than his theory of evolution,Darwin made no significant contributions to the field of psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

​In a public debate on evolution,____ refuted the points made against evolution by ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Galton argued that what proportion of eminence could be reliably attributed to environmental influences?

Accepted Answer

A) 0% 
B) 15% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 82% 
A) 0% 
B) 15% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 82%

Question 10

____ was a confidant of Darwin who introduced the concept of evolution into geological theory.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Wilberforce 
B) Huxley 
C) ​Butler 
D) Lyell 
E) Galton 
A) ​Wilberforce 
B) Huxley 
C) ​Butler 
D) Lyell 
E) Galton

Question 11

While expanding the scope of the subject matter of psychology,Darwin's theory added emphasis to the notion that experimentation is the only method proper to the science of psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Darwin's ideas of evolution were not new.What was new about Darwin's work was his ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​hard data to support such a theory 
B) focus on lower animals 
C) ​work on emotions 
D) idea of natural selection 
E) idea of survival of the fittest 
A) ​hard data to support such a theory 
B) focus on lower animals 
C) ​work on emotions 
D) idea of natural selection 
E) idea of survival of the fittest

Question 13

​Wundt's early position on animal intelligence was that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​any sensory capacity at all allowed for judgment and drawing of conscious inferences 
B) animals and humans differ only in the range of stimuli that they can detect 
C) ​human's erect stature makes smell and taste much less necessary than vision and audition for human adaptation to environments 
D) people have language;animals do not 
E) humans simply have more education than animals 
A) ​any sensory capacity at all allowed for judgment and drawing of conscious inferences 
B) animals and humans differ only in the range of stimuli that they can detect 
C) ​human's erect stature makes smell and taste much less necessary than vision and audition for human adaptation to environments 
D) people have language;animals do not 
E) humans simply have more education than animals

Question 14

Who wrote Hereditary Genius?

Accepted Answer

A) Galton 
B) Darwin 
C) Cattell 
D) Quetelet 
E) Helmholtz 
A) Galton 
B) Darwin 
C) Cattell 
D) Quetelet 
E) Helmholtz

Question 15

What had the greatest impact upon Galton's view on the measurement of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Descartes' theory of innate ideas 
B) Herbart's argument that a threshold separates the conscious and unconscious mind 
C) Wundt's doctrine of creative synthesis 
D) Berkeley's mentalism 
E) Locke's theory that all knowledge comes through the senses 
A) Descartes' theory of innate ideas 
B) Herbart's argument that a threshold separates the conscious and unconscious mind 
C) Wundt's doctrine of creative synthesis 
D) Berkeley's mentalism 
E) Locke's theory that all knowledge comes through the senses

Question 16

The most important legacy of functionalism is applied psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Making specific reference to material contained in your textbook,defend the following statement: "The suggestion that living things change with time,which is the fundamental notion of evolution,did not originate with Darwin."​

Accepted Answer

The statement that "The suggestion that

Question 18

The ____ ask,"What's the mind made of?" whereas the ____ demand,"What does it do?"​

Accepted Answer

A) experimentalists;structuralists​ 
B) structuralists;functionalists 
C) ​functionalists;behaviorists 
D) functionalists;structuralists 
E) Gestalt psychologists;functionalists 
A) experimentalists;structuralists​ 
B) structuralists;functionalists 
C) ​functionalists;behaviorists 
D) functionalists;structuralists 
E) Gestalt psychologists;functionalists

Question 19

Who first highlighted the importance of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following are influenced by Galton's work?

Accepted Answer

A) child development 
B) heredity 
C) statistical techniques 
D) testing methods 
E) All of the above. 
A) child development 
B) heredity 
C) statistical techniques 
D) testing methods 
E) All of the above.

Who wrote a 16th-century book on individual differences and argued that children's education should be individualized to recognize such differences?

The quality of Galton's research is verified by its reliability,as assessed as recently as 1985.

Functionalism was an intentional protest of the limitations of ____.

Galton studied paranoid disorders by ____.

The influence of Darwin's work can be seen most directly in ____.

When in England,Darwin displayed a wide variety of physical symptoms.These symptoms were probably ____.

Other than his theory of evolution,Darwin made no significant contributions to the field of psychology.

In a public debate on evolution, refuted the points made against evolution by .

Galton argued that what proportion of eminence could be reliably attributed to environmental influences?

____ was a confidant of Darwin who introduced the concept of evolution into geological theory.

While expanding the scope of the subject matter of psychology,Darwin's theory added emphasis to the notion that experimentation is the only method proper to the science of psychology.

Darwin's ideas of evolution were not new.What was new about Darwin's work was his ____.

Wundt's early position on animal intelligence was that ____.

Who wrote Hereditary Genius?

What had the greatest impact upon Galton's view on the measurement of intelligence?

The most important legacy of functionalism is applied psychology.

Making specific reference to material contained in your textbook,defend the following statement: "The suggestion that living things change with time,which is the fundamental notion of evolution,did not originate with Darwin."

The ask,"What's the mind made of?" whereas the demand,"What does it do?"

Who first highlighted the importance of central tendency?

Which of the following are influenced by Galton's work?

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

Who wrote a 16th-century book on individual differences and argued that children's education should be individualized to recognize such differences?

The quality of Galton's research is verified by its reliability,as assessed as recently as 1985.

Functionalism was an intentional protest of the limitations of ____.​

Galton studied paranoid disorders by ____.

The influence of Darwin's work can be seen most directly in ____.

When in England,Darwin displayed a wide variety of physical symptoms.These symptoms were probably ____.​

Other than his theory of evolution,Darwin made no significant contributions to the field of psychology.​

​In a public debate on evolution,____ refuted the points made against evolution by ____.

Galton argued that what proportion of eminence could be reliably attributed to environmental influences?

____ was a confidant of Darwin who introduced the concept of evolution into geological theory.​

While expanding the scope of the subject matter of psychology,Darwin's theory added emphasis to the notion that experimentation is the only method proper to the science of psychology.​

Darwin's ideas of evolution were not new.What was new about Darwin's work was his ____.​

​Wundt's early position on animal intelligence was that ____.

Who wrote Hereditary Genius?

What had the greatest impact upon Galton's view on the measurement of intelligence?

The most important legacy of functionalism is applied psychology.​

Making specific reference to material contained in your textbook,defend the following statement: "The suggestion that living things change with time,which is the fundamental notion of evolution,did not originate with Darwin."​

The ____ ask,"What's the mind made of?" whereas the ____ demand,"What does it do?"​

Who first highlighted the importance of central tendency?

Which of the following are influenced by Galton's work?

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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Functionalism was an intentional protest of the limitations of ____.

When in England,Darwin displayed a wide variety of physical symptoms.These symptoms were probably ____.

Other than his theory of evolution,Darwin made no significant contributions to the field of psychology.

In a public debate on evolution, refuted the points made against evolution by .

____ was a confidant of Darwin who introduced the concept of evolution into geological theory.

While expanding the scope of the subject matter of psychology,Darwin's theory added emphasis to the notion that experimentation is the only method proper to the science of psychology.

Darwin's ideas of evolution were not new.What was new about Darwin's work was his ____.

Wundt's early position on animal intelligence was that ____.

The most important legacy of functionalism is applied psychology.

Making specific reference to material contained in your textbook,defend the following statement: "The suggestion that living things change with time,which is the fundamental notion of evolution,did not originate with Darwin."

The ask,"What's the mind made of?" whereas the demand,"What does it do?"