Exam 6: The Birth of the New Applied Psychology in America

One of the principal early roots of modern counseling psychology is

The intelligence quotient relates

Münsterberg conducted some of the earliest research on personnel selection in psychology, work that involved developing tests for the selection of trolley car operators and

The earliest psychiatrists in America

In 1911, the Coca-Cola Company was being sued by the United States government for selling a beverage with a "deleterious ingredient." What was that ingredient?

American psychology has always been heavily focused on applied topics. What were the various reasons that drew these early scientific psychologists into applied work?

Frederick Winslow Taylor was an engineer who believed that there was one right way to do any job. His program was labeled

The Starch Recognition Procedure measures

Discuss Münsterberg's pioneering work in forensic psychology. [Note: with some extra research on the part of the students, you could ask them to compare the topics in which Münsterberg was interested with the leading forensic psychology topics today.]

The initial foray of psychology into business was in the field of

In the first couple of decades of the 20th century, the leading opponent in America to applied psychology was

In a discussion of Lightner Witmer's applied psychology, explain why he is considered the founder of both clinical and school psychology

Which of the following areas was NOT one of Münsterberg's areas of interest?

Lightner Witmer is best known for

Hugo Münsterberg pioneered work in several applied psychology areas, including

Psychologist Hugo Münsterberg was especially interested in making good matches between workers and their skills. To make those matches he recommended the use of

Treatment in mental asylums in the 1800s typically consisted of occupational therapy, exercise, religious training, and recreation. This treatment program was known as

Lillian Gilbreth is best described as an

Walter Scott's approach to advertising emphasized

Intelligence testing would prove to be one of the defining features of American psychology in the 20th century. Describe its origins in the work of Binet, Goddard, and Terman. [Note: You could ask that this discussion include the earlier work of Cattell on anthropometric tests which he considered to be measures of intelligence, see pp. 72-73).]