Exam 7: The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The idea that psychology should and could be a science gained ground in the 19^th century for two reasons. One was:

F. C. Donders developed his "subtractive method" to:

In contrast to Gall's ideas about the brain's hemispheres, his critic Flourens argued:

Although moral therapy was not yet psychotherapy its aim was to cure. Moral therapy attempted to do this by:

Franz Joseph Gall's psychology was the first to:

In Binet's measure of intelligence, a subnormal child was a child that:

The field of psychiatry first developed in which of these institutional settings?

As the author of the text notes, "Minds are private and no instrument can be applied to conscious experiences". Yet, Gustav Fechner overcame these problems by:

The historian of psychology E.G. Boring dates the founding of experimental psychology to 1860, with the publication of __________ by _________.

Although today psychologists use the term "participant" for people taking part in a psychological study, the initial term "subject" was introduced to psychology by:

A spokesman for the French Salpetriere school was Jean Martin Charcot. He believed that the hypnotic trance:

Describe the contributions of Galton and Binet to the development of intelligence tests. What influence did mental testing have on psychology?

Toward the end of the 18^th century, treatment of the insane in mental hospitals was revolutionized by the institution of "moral therapy," which involved:

________________ attempted to link the mental process of association to underlying physiological laws.

Discuss the goals of the field of Psychiatry as it was created by The Enlightenment Project. Describe the intent of moral therapy and explain how it differed from the way the "mentally ill" had been treated in the past. What were the early theoretical orientations in psychiatry and neurology toward "madness" and toward people with hysteria? How did French psychologists look at hypnotism?

Many 19^th century intellectuals became involved in psychical research because:

Summarize Comte and Mach's ideas of "Positivism" and describe their influence on psychology.

Which of the following was NOT one of the innovations of Gall's phrenology?

In the year 1860, ___________ was published.

The still unresolved controversy over the existence of a g factor in intelligence began in the work of ________ who first advocated the concept of general intelligence.