Question 1

What additional interest(s)did Galton research?

Accepted Answer

A) Arithmetic by smell 
B) Paranoid disorders 
C) The power of prayer 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Arithmetic by smell 
B) Paranoid disorders 
C) The power of prayer 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 2

In his book ____,Darwin explained human emotional gestures,postures,and other aspects of body language that convey emotion as remnants of adaptive movements by animals.

Accepted Answer

A) ​The Descent of Man 
B) The Ascent of Man 
C) ​The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals 
D) A Biography of Emotions 
E) Physiological Psychology 
A) ​The Descent of Man 
B) The Ascent of Man 
C) ​The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals 
D) A Biography of Emotions 
E) Physiological Psychology

Question 3

Who was the first to show that biological and social data were normally distributed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Observations made over the course of two decades in the Galapagos Islands indicate that evolutionary changes occur much faster than Darwin previously thought.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Today,scientists are sometimes portrayed as offering science as a new religion or as being enemies of religion.This stance could be traced to ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The formula currently used for calculating the correlation coefficient was developed by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Galton 
B) Thorndike 
C) Cattell 
D) Binet 
E) Pearson 
A) Galton 
B) Thorndike 
C) Cattell 
D) Binet 
E) Pearson

Question 7

​The first person(s)to engage in large studies of experimental comparative psychology was/were ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Conway 
B) Romanes 
C) ​Morgan 
D) the functionalists 
E) the behaviorists 
A) ​Conway 
B) Romanes 
C) ​Morgan 
D) the functionalists 
E) the behaviorists

Question 8

What event(s)led common people to question whether humans were really unique creatures,totally unlike other species?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Many took cruises to South America and other places where they were exposed to species of apes very similar to human beings. 
B) The tenet of natural selection became widely known and popular. 
C) ​Displays of orangutans and chimpanzees became common in zoos,as well as fossil comparisons of gorilla and human skeletons. 
D) Helmholtz's and Fechner's research findings made such questioning inevitable. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​Many took cruises to South America and other places where they were exposed to species of apes very similar to human beings. 
B) The tenet of natural selection became widely known and popular. 
C) ​Displays of orangutans and chimpanzees became common in zoos,as well as fossil comparisons of gorilla and human skeletons. 
D) Helmholtz's and Fechner's research findings made such questioning inevitable. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 9

Today,our acceptance that the study of individual differences is appropriate subject matter for psychology is due to whose work?

Accepted Answer

A) Quetelet 
B) Helmholtz 
C) Galton 
D) Pearson 
E) Spencer 
A) Quetelet 
B) Helmholtz 
C) Galton 
D) Pearson 
E) Spencer

Question 10

To study mental imagery,Galton used which self-report method?

Accepted Answer

A) introspection 
B) retrospection 
C) the questionnaire 
D) projective tests 
E) dream analysis 
A) introspection 
B) retrospection 
C) the questionnaire 
D) projective tests 
E) dream analysis

Question 11

Why,after many centuries of accepting biblical stories,did scholars question the one about Noah's ark?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​No inland body of water would hold such a vessel. 
B) Because the attitude of positivism allowed for no supernatural explanations. 
C) ​The giraffe's neck had become too long after generations of having to reach for higher and higher branches to find food. 
D) Galton's work in statistics showed that it was mathematically impossible. 
E) There were too many identified species to fit two of each into a boat. 
A) ​No inland body of water would hold such a vessel. 
B) Because the attitude of positivism allowed for no supernatural explanations. 
C) ​The giraffe's neck had become too long after generations of having to reach for higher and higher branches to find food. 
D) Galton's work in statistics showed that it was mathematically impossible. 
E) There were too many identified species to fit two of each into a boat.

Question 12

____,a predecessor of Darwin,speculated that all mammals had evolved from a single filament and given movement by God.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Anaximander 
B) Plato 
C) ​Isaac Newton 
D) Erasmus Darwin 
E) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
A) ​Anaximander 
B) Plato 
C) ​Isaac Newton 
D) Erasmus Darwin 
E) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Question 13

When psychologists began to examine mental processes in a completely different way than biologists studied anatomy,they laid the groundwork for functional psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

____ was an early evolutionary theorist who argued that acquired characteristics could be inherited.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Erasmus Darwin 
B) Charles Darwin 
C) ​Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
D) Bain 
E) Charles Lyell 
A) ​Erasmus Darwin 
B) Charles Darwin 
C) ​Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 
D) Bain 
E) Charles Lyell

Question 15

Quetelet was the first to apply statistical methods to the examination of individual differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In what specific ways did Darwin's data and theory influence psychology in terms of both subject matter and methods?​

Accepted Answer

Darwin's data and theory had a significa

Question 17

Ironically,Darwin's theory of evolution brought both consciousness and the study of animal behavior to the forefront of psychology.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The intellectual Zeitgeist of the 19th century was ready for Darwin's theory,although the social Zeitgeist was not.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The work of Romanes was especially flawed because of his ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​assumption of a continuity of intelligence between animals and people 
B) use of anthropometric methods 
C) ​use of the anecdotal method 
D) use of psychophysics methods 
E) reliance on reaction times to sensory stimuli in humans and animals 
A) ​assumption of a continuity of intelligence between animals and people 
B) use of anthropometric methods 
C) ​use of the anecdotal method 
D) use of psychophysics methods 
E) reliance on reaction times to sensory stimuli in humans and animals

Question 20

Galton's measures of intellectual functioning assumed correlation between intelligence and ____.

Accepted Answer

A) acuteness of the senses 
B) reaction times to stimuli 
C) Fechner's Law 
D) average error in psychophysics tasks 
E) just noticeable differences 
A) acuteness of the senses 
B) reaction times to stimuli 
C) Fechner's Law 
D) average error in psychophysics tasks 
E) just noticeable differences

What additional interest(s)did Galton research?

In his book ____,Darwin explained human emotional gestures,postures,and other aspects of body language that convey emotion as remnants of adaptive movements by animals.

Who was the first to show that biological and social data were normally distributed?

Observations made over the course of two decades in the Galapagos Islands indicate that evolutionary changes occur much faster than Darwin previously thought.

Today,scientists are sometimes portrayed as offering science as a new religion or as being enemies of religion.This stance could be traced to ____.

The formula currently used for calculating the correlation coefficient was developed by ____.

The first person(s)to engage in large studies of experimental comparative psychology was/were ____.

What event(s)led common people to question whether humans were really unique creatures,totally unlike other species?

Today,our acceptance that the study of individual differences is appropriate subject matter for psychology is due to whose work?

To study mental imagery,Galton used which self-report method?

Why,after many centuries of accepting biblical stories,did scholars question the one about Noah's ark?

____,a predecessor of Darwin,speculated that all mammals had evolved from a single filament and given movement by God.

When psychologists began to examine mental processes in a completely different way than biologists studied anatomy,they laid the groundwork for functional psychology.

____ was an early evolutionary theorist who argued that acquired characteristics could be inherited.

Quetelet was the first to apply statistical methods to the examination of individual differences.

In what specific ways did Darwin's data and theory influence psychology in terms of both subject matter and methods?

Ironically,Darwin's theory of evolution brought both consciousness and the study of animal behavior to the forefront of psychology.

The intellectual Zeitgeist of the 19th century was ready for Darwin's theory,although the social Zeitgeist was not.

The work of Romanes was especially flawed because of his ____.

Galton's measures of intellectual functioning assumed correlation between intelligence and ____.

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

What additional interest(s)did Galton research?

In his book ____,Darwin explained human emotional gestures,postures,and other aspects of body language that convey emotion as remnants of adaptive movements by animals.

Who was the first to show that biological and social data were normally distributed?

Observations made over the course of two decades in the Galapagos Islands indicate that evolutionary changes occur much faster than Darwin previously thought.​

Today,scientists are sometimes portrayed as offering science as a new religion or as being enemies of religion.This stance could be traced to ____.

The formula currently used for calculating the correlation coefficient was developed by ____.

​The first person(s)to engage in large studies of experimental comparative psychology was/were ____.

What event(s)led common people to question whether humans were really unique creatures,totally unlike other species?​

Today,our acceptance that the study of individual differences is appropriate subject matter for psychology is due to whose work?

To study mental imagery,Galton used which self-report method?

Why,after many centuries of accepting biblical stories,did scholars question the one about Noah's ark?​

____,a predecessor of Darwin,speculated that all mammals had evolved from a single filament and given movement by God.​

When psychologists began to examine mental processes in a completely different way than biologists studied anatomy,they laid the groundwork for functional psychology.

____ was an early evolutionary theorist who argued that acquired characteristics could be inherited.​

Quetelet was the first to apply statistical methods to the examination of individual differences.

In what specific ways did Darwin's data and theory influence psychology in terms of both subject matter and methods?​

Ironically,Darwin's theory of evolution brought both consciousness and the study of animal behavior to the forefront of psychology.​

The intellectual Zeitgeist of the 19th century was ready for Darwin's theory,although the social Zeitgeist was not.​

The work of Romanes was especially flawed because of his ____.​

Galton's measures of intellectual functioning assumed correlation between intelligence and ____.

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.

Filters

Observations made over the course of two decades in the Galapagos Islands indicate that evolutionary changes occur much faster than Darwin previously thought.

The first person(s)to engage in large studies of experimental comparative psychology was/were ____.

What event(s)led common people to question whether humans were really unique creatures,totally unlike other species?

Why,after many centuries of accepting biblical stories,did scholars question the one about Noah's ark?

____,a predecessor of Darwin,speculated that all mammals had evolved from a single filament and given movement by God.

____ was an early evolutionary theorist who argued that acquired characteristics could be inherited.

In what specific ways did Darwin's data and theory influence psychology in terms of both subject matter and methods?

Ironically,Darwin's theory of evolution brought both consciousness and the study of animal behavior to the forefront of psychology.

The intellectual Zeitgeist of the 19th century was ready for Darwin's theory,although the social Zeitgeist was not.

The work of Romanes was especially flawed because of his ____.