Question 1

Watson's approach to structuralism and functionalism was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​conciliatory 
B) to reject structuralism but retain aspects of functionalism 
C) ​to demand a return to pure science 
D) an overreaction to the quick popularity of psychoanalysis 
E) a revolt 
A) ​conciliatory 
B) to reject structuralism but retain aspects of functionalism 
C) ​to demand a return to pure science 
D) an overreaction to the quick popularity of psychoanalysis 
E) a revolt E

Question 2

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Bekhterev?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Bekhterev was a physiologist,neurologist,and psychiatrist. 
B) Bekhterev had a cordial relationship with Pavlov. 
C) ​Bekhterev hypothesized that high-level behaviors were compounded from simpler reflexive behaviors. 
D) Bekhterev argued for a completely objective approach for psychology. 
E) Bekhterev was probably assassinated by Stalin 
A) ​Bekhterev was a physiologist,neurologist,and psychiatrist. 
B) Bekhterev had a cordial relationship with Pavlov. 
C) ​Bekhterev hypothesized that high-level behaviors were compounded from simpler reflexive behaviors. 
D) Bekhterev argued for a completely objective approach for psychology. 
E) Bekhterev was probably assassinated by Stalin B

Question 3

In the early years,animal psychology was discouraged because it appeared to lack pragmatic value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

By 1910,it was expected that mind would soon become as irrelevant to psychology as the concept of soul.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What led Pavlov to shift from a study of theology to that of animal psychology?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​becoming familiar with the psychology of Wundt 
B) the work of Thorndike 
C) ​Darwin's theory 
D) the case of Clever Hans 
A) ​becoming familiar with the psychology of Wundt 
B) the work of Thorndike 
C) ​Darwin's theory 
D) the case of Clever Hans

Question 6

In his mechanistic approach to psychology,Thorndike discarded concepts of satisfaction and discomfort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Habit strength is a function of repetition.This is an instance of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Thorndike's law of effect 
B) Thorndike's law of exercise​ 
C) ​Pavlov's law of reinforcement 
D) Skinner's principle of the extinction of competing responses 
E) vicarious learning 
A) ​Thorndike's law of effect 
B) Thorndike's law of exercise​ 
C) ​Pavlov's law of reinforcement 
D) Skinner's principle of the extinction of competing responses 
E) vicarious learning

Question 8

​Consistent with James's views,Pavlov argued that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​psychology was not yet a science 
B) psychology was in the preparadigmatic phase 
C) ​classical conditioning was the paradigm needed for psychology to become a science 
D) psychology was a mentalistic interpretation of physiology 
E) psychology was still in the realm of philosophy 
A) ​psychology was not yet a science 
B) psychology was in the preparadigmatic phase 
C) ​classical conditioning was the paradigm needed for psychology to become a science 
D) psychology was a mentalistic interpretation of physiology 
E) psychology was still in the realm of philosophy

Question 9

​Which of the following is (are)true?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Pavlov argued that higher mental processes in animals could be described in physiological terms. 
B) Pavlovian methods have had practical applications. 
C) ​Pavlov published extensively with his lifelong friend Bekhterev. 
D) Both a and b 
E) None of the above are true. 
A) ​Pavlov argued that higher mental processes in animals could be described in physiological terms. 
B) Pavlovian methods have had practical applications. 
C) ​Pavlov published extensively with his lifelong friend Bekhterev. 
D) Both a and b 
E) None of the above are true.

Question 10

​For Thorndike,learning is ____

Accepted Answer

A) ​simple associations 
B) complex associations 
C) ​making connections 
D) a stimulus-response unit 
E) "satisfaction" 
A) ​simple associations 
B) complex associations 
C) ​making connections 
D) a stimulus-response unit 
E) "satisfaction"

Question 11

Thorndike's ideas about the stamping in or stamping out of a response tendency led to his statement of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the S-R connection 
B) reinforcement 
C) ​the law of satisfaction 
D) the law of exercise 
E) the law of effect 
A) ​the S-R connection 
B) reinforcement 
C) ​the law of satisfaction 
D) the law of exercise 
E) the law of effect

Question 12

An early African American researcher in comparative psychology was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Loeb 
B) Bond 
C) ​Turner 
D) James 
E) Twitmyer 
A) ​Loeb 
B) Bond 
C) ​Turner 
D) James 
E) Twitmyer

Question 13

Watson was not the first to demand an objective psychology and,according to one historian,____ is considered the grandfather of Watson's behaviorism.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Fechner 
B) Cattell 
C) ​Thorndike 
D) Pavlov 
E) Bekhterev 
A) ​Fechner 
B) Cattell 
C) ​Thorndike 
D) Pavlov 
E) Bekhterev

Question 14

Bekhterev discovered ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the associated reflexes 
B) the reflex arc 
C) ​the knee-jerk response 
D) one-trial learning 
E) that punishment is not effective 
A) ​the associated reflexes 
B) the reflex arc 
C) ​the knee-jerk response 
D) one-trial learning 
E) that punishment is not effective

Question 15

The "original" law of effect states that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​punishment always weakens a response 
B) reward strengthens a response,but punishment does not always weaken a response 
C) ​any act that produces satisfaction is more likely to occur again;any act that produces discomfort is less likely to occur again 
D) any act that produces reward will always be extinguished 
E) rewards stamp in connections,and punishments stamp out connections 
A) ​punishment always weakens a response 
B) reward strengthens a response,but punishment does not always weaken a response 
C) ​any act that produces satisfaction is more likely to occur again;any act that produces discomfort is less likely to occur again 
D) any act that produces reward will always be extinguished 
E) rewards stamp in connections,and punishments stamp out connections

Question 16

If the 1904 APA attendees been more attentive,we might today speak of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​canine introspection 
B) Twitmyer's dogs 
C) ​Bekhterev's knees 
D) Twitmyerian conditioning 
E) Bekhterev's dogs 
A) ​canine introspection 
B) Twitmyer's dogs 
C) ​Bekhterev's knees 
D) Twitmyerian conditioning 
E) Bekhterev's dogs

Question 17

Pavlov's work illustrated the study of higher mental processes in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​psychical terms 
B) physical terms 
C) ​physiological terms 
D) reinforcement 
A) ​psychical terms 
B) physical terms 
C) ​physiological terms 
D) reinforcement

Question 18

E.B.Twitmyer was the first to describe classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

While Pavlov was exploring conditioning in Russia,an American named ____ also discovered the existence of conditioned reflexes.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Walter Pillsbury 
B) John Watson 
C) ​Edward Thorndike 
D) Edwin Burket Twitmyer 
E) Willard Small 
A) ​Walter Pillsbury 
B) John Watson 
C) ​Edward Thorndike 
D) Edwin Burket Twitmyer 
E) Willard Small

Question 20

​Who used puzzle boxes to study animal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Washburn 
B) Turner 
C) ​Watson 
D) Thorndike 
E) Yerkes 
A) ​Washburn 
B) Turner 
C) ​Watson 
D) Thorndike 
E) Yerkes

Watson's approach to structuralism and functionalism was ____.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Bekhterev?

In the early years,animal psychology was discouraged because it appeared to lack pragmatic value.

By 1910,it was expected that mind would soon become as irrelevant to psychology as the concept of soul.

What led Pavlov to shift from a study of theology to that of animal psychology?

In his mechanistic approach to psychology,Thorndike discarded concepts of satisfaction and discomfort.

Habit strength is a function of repetition.This is an instance of ____.

Consistent with James's views,Pavlov argued that ____.

Which of the following is (are)true?

For Thorndike,learning is ____

Thorndike's ideas about the stamping in or stamping out of a response tendency led to his statement of ____.

An early African American researcher in comparative psychology was ____.

Watson was not the first to demand an objective psychology and,according to one historian,____ is considered the grandfather of Watson's behaviorism.

Bekhterev discovered ____.

The "original" law of effect states that ____.

If the 1904 APA attendees been more attentive,we might today speak of ____.

Pavlov's work illustrated the study of higher mental processes in ____.

E.B.Twitmyer was the first to describe classical conditioning.

While Pavlov was exploring conditioning in Russia,an American named ____ also discovered the existence of conditioned reflexes.

Who used puzzle boxes to study animal behavior?

The Study of the History of Psychology.

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: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Exam 9: Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Watson's approach to structuralism and functionalism was ____.​

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Bekhterev?​

In the early years,animal psychology was discouraged because it appeared to lack pragmatic value.

By 1910,it was expected that mind would soon become as irrelevant to psychology as the concept of soul.

What led Pavlov to shift from a study of theology to that of animal psychology?​

In his mechanistic approach to psychology,Thorndike discarded concepts of satisfaction and discomfort.

Habit strength is a function of repetition.This is an instance of ____.​

​Consistent with James's views,Pavlov argued that ____.

​Which of the following is (are)true?

​For Thorndike,learning is ____

Thorndike's ideas about the stamping in or stamping out of a response tendency led to his statement of ____.​

An early African American researcher in comparative psychology was ____.​

Watson was not the first to demand an objective psychology and,according to one historian,____ is considered the grandfather of Watson's behaviorism.​

Bekhterev discovered ____.​

The "original" law of effect states that ____.​

If the 1904 APA attendees been more attentive,we might today speak of ____.​

Pavlov's work illustrated the study of higher mental processes in ____.​

E.B.Twitmyer was the first to describe classical conditioning.

While Pavlov was exploring conditioning in Russia,an American named ____ also discovered the existence of conditioned reflexes.​

​Who used puzzle boxes to study animal behavior?

The Study of the History of Psychology.

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: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Watson's approach to structuralism and functionalism was ____.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding Bekhterev?

What led Pavlov to shift from a study of theology to that of animal psychology?

Habit strength is a function of repetition.This is an instance of ____.

Consistent with James's views,Pavlov argued that ____.

Which of the following is (are)true?

For Thorndike,learning is ____

Thorndike's ideas about the stamping in or stamping out of a response tendency led to his statement of ____.

An early African American researcher in comparative psychology was ____.

Watson was not the first to demand an objective psychology and,according to one historian,____ is considered the grandfather of Watson's behaviorism.

Bekhterev discovered ____.

The "original" law of effect states that ____.

If the 1904 APA attendees been more attentive,we might today speak of ____.

Pavlov's work illustrated the study of higher mental processes in ____.

While Pavlov was exploring conditioning in Russia,an American named ____ also discovered the existence of conditioned reflexes.

Who used puzzle boxes to study animal behavior?