Question 1

Which of the following contemporary research programs best exemplifies the individual question asked by the psychology of adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wrangham's work on "demonic males," the similarities between the behaviors of male chimpanzees and human beings. 
B)  Wilson's work on similarities between the social organizations of ants, termites, and bees and human social organizations. 
C)  Skinner's work on the shaping of behavior by positive and negative reinforcers. 
D)  Cheney and Seyfarth's work on the distinctive world view of monkeys. 
A)  Wrangham's work on "demonic males," the similarities between the behaviors of male chimpanzees and human beings. 
B)  Wilson's work on similarities between the social organizations of ants, termites, and bees and human social organizations. 
C)  Skinner's work on the shaping of behavior by positive and negative reinforcers. 
D)  Cheney and Seyfarth's work on the distinctive world view of monkeys.

Question 2

The author of the texts states that Wundt wanted to understand only the normal adult mind. Galton wanted _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  to also study normal adult minds. 
B)  to study the normal minds of both adults and children. 
C)  to only study abnormal minds. 
D)  to study any human mind. 
A)  to also study normal adult minds. 
B)  to study the normal minds of both adults and children. 
C)  to only study abnormal minds. 
D)  to study any human mind.

Question 3

According to James, the most important biological function of consciousness is:

Accepted Answer

A)  choice 
B)  self-awareness 
C)  memory 
D)  repression 
A)  choice 
B)  self-awareness 
C)  memory 
D)  repression

Question 4

One reason the psychology of adaptation found such fertile ground and grew in the young United States was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans valued theory over common sense and practical ideas. 
B)  Americans valued business, and useful knowledge. 
C)  Americans believed that innate traits defined people and these people would be more successful than others no matter the environment. 
D)  Americans had a long tradition of a feudal hierarchy, established churchs and ancient universities which all accepted the new theory of adaptation. 
A)  Americans valued theory over common sense and practical ideas. 
B)  Americans valued business, and useful knowledge. 
C)  Americans believed that innate traits defined people and these people would be more successful than others no matter the environment. 
D)  Americans had a long tradition of a feudal hierarchy, established churchs and ancient universities which all accepted the new theory of adaptation.

Question 5

According to pragmatism, one should accept an idea as true if it:

Accepted Answer

A)  is logically provable 
B)  corresponds to facts 
C)  is useful in the conduct of life 
D)  accords with Biblical teaching 
A)  is logically provable 
B)  corresponds to facts 
C)  is useful in the conduct of life 
D)  accords with Biblical teaching

Question 6

Which of the following is the uniquely American element in the intellectual life of the new world?

Accepted Answer

A)  French naturalism 
B)  Business and commonsense 
C)  Enlightenment philosophy 
D)  A love of theory and pure research 
A)  French naturalism 
B)  Business and commonsense 
C)  Enlightenment philosophy 
D)  A love of theory and pure research

Question 7

James viewed conscious experience as being like a:

Accepted Answer

A)  collection of billiard balls 
B)  train of thoughts linked up one by one 
C)  stream 
D)  puddle 
A)  collection of billiard balls 
B)  train of thoughts linked up one by one 
C)  stream 
D)  puddle

Question 8

Positive eugenics refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  attempts to prevent the "unfit" from having children 
B)  refusing to interfere with natural selection 
C)  genetic engineering to improve human DNA 
D)  trying to get the most "fit" to have more children 
A)  attempts to prevent the "unfit" from having children 
B)  refusing to interfere with natural selection 
C)  genetic engineering to improve human DNA 
D)  trying to get the most "fit" to have more children

Question 9

James' Principles of Psychology was published in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1879 
B)  1900 
C)  1890 
D)  1904 
A)  1879 
B)  1900 
C)  1890 
D)  1904

Question 10

Phrenology was changed by the Americans who popularized it, in ways that anticipate how psychology would be changed as it Americanized. Which of the following changes did not occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrenology became more theoretical. 
B)  Phrenology became more practical. 
C)  Phrenology was used as a self-help technique. 
D)  Phrenology was used for social reform. 
A)  Phrenology became more theoretical. 
B)  Phrenology became more practical. 
C)  Phrenology was used as a self-help technique. 
D)  Phrenology was used for social reform.

Question 11

After reading Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population Darwin got the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  every species strives for perfection. 
B)  it was the struggle for survival that caused natural selection. 
C)  if an individual gains a skill or knowledge it will be handed down directly to their offspring. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  every species strives for perfection. 
B)  it was the struggle for survival that caused natural selection. 
C)  if an individual gains a skill or knowledge it will be handed down directly to their offspring. 
D)  none of these.

Question 12

Adherents of the Old Psychology of the Scots resisted the New psychology of laboratory experiment primarily because the New Psychologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  were committed to faculty psychology 
B)  viewed psychology as a value-free natural science 
C)  were not committed to reducing mental processes to brain processes 
D)  all of the above 
A)  were committed to faculty psychology 
B)  viewed psychology as a value-free natural science 
C)  were not committed to reducing mental processes to brain processes 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Discuss the influence that Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population had on formulating Darwin's theory of evolution.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles

Question 14

Chauncy Wright took __________ as a model by which to understand how we come to accept some beliefs as true and others as false.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gall's phrenology 
B)  Lamarckian evolution 
C)  Darwinian evolution 
D)  positivism 
A)  Gall's phrenology 
B)  Lamarckian evolution 
C)  Darwinian evolution 
D)  positivism

Question 15

Describe William James's "Automatic Sweetheart" question and his answer to it. Summarize Singer's argument against James's answer. Why is James's automatic sweetheart question important today?

Accepted Answer

William James's "Automatic Sweetheart" q

Question 16

What is the New Psychology and how is it different from the Old Psychology?

Accepted Answer

The term "New Psychology" is not a unive

Question 17

The Neorealist philosopher Perry argued that introspection was special in only trivial ways. Perry argued that the Mind and behavior are ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionally the same. 
B)  very different from one another. 
C)  similar but the mind can never be studied looking at behavior because mind processes are hidden from everyone. 
D)  none of these. 
A)  functionally the same. 
B)  very different from one another. 
C)  similar but the mind can never be studied looking at behavior because mind processes are hidden from everyone. 
D)  none of these.

Question 18

The idea that government should not do anything to ameliorate the condition of the poor, because doing so would interfere with evolution is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Eugenics 
B)  Social Darwinism 
C)  Laissez-faire 
D)  Embodied Cognition 
A)  Eugenics 
B)  Social Darwinism 
C)  Laissez-faire 
D)  Embodied Cognition

Question 19

James's answer to his provocative paper, "Does Consciousness Exist", was?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, not in any form. 
B)  Yes, it is a distinct thing and very different from experience (i.e. tones, taste, smell etc.) 
C)  No, not as a distinct separate thing but it does as experience (tones, taste, smell etc.) 
D)  No, not as conscious awareness or experience, but there is an unconscious. 
A)  No, not in any form. 
B)  Yes, it is a distinct thing and very different from experience (i.e. tones, taste, smell etc.) 
C)  No, not as a distinct separate thing but it does as experience (tones, taste, smell etc.) 
D)  No, not as conscious awareness or experience, but there is an unconscious.

Question 20

According to James' theory of emotion (the James-Lange theory), emotions are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the registration in consciousness of the motor responses and visceral changes in our bodies in response to certain stimuli 
B)  states of arousal given different emotional labels depending on the social context in which the arousal occurred 
C)  simply names for the behaviors caused by certain threatening or attractive stimuli 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the registration in consciousness of the motor responses and visceral changes in our bodies in response to certain stimuli 
B)  states of arousal given different emotional labels depending on the social context in which the arousal occurred 
C)  simply names for the behaviors caused by certain threatening or attractive stimuli 
D)  none of the above

Which of the following contemporary research programs best exemplifies the individual question asked by the psychology of adaptation?

The author of the texts states that Wundt wanted to understand only the normal adult mind. Galton wanted _______.

According to James, the most important biological function of consciousness is:

One reason the psychology of adaptation found such fertile ground and grew in the young United States was:

According to pragmatism, one should accept an idea as true if it:

Which of the following is the uniquely American element in the intellectual life of the new world?

James viewed conscious experience as being like a:

Positive eugenics refers to:

James' Principles of Psychology was published in:

Phrenology was changed by the Americans who popularized it, in ways that anticipate how psychology would be changed as it Americanized. Which of the following changes did not occur?

After reading Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population Darwin got the idea that:

Adherents of the Old Psychology of the Scots resisted the New psychology of laboratory experiment primarily because the New Psychologists:

Discuss the influence that Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population had on formulating Darwin's theory of evolution.

Chauncy Wright took __________ as a model by which to understand how we come to accept some beliefs as true and others as false.

Describe William James's "Automatic Sweetheart" question and his answer to it. Summarize Singer's argument against James's answer. Why is James's automatic sweetheart question important today?

What is the New Psychology and how is it different from the Old Psychology?

The Neorealist philosopher Perry argued that introspection was special in only trivial ways. Perry argued that the Mind and behavior are ______________.

The idea that government should not do anything to ameliorate the condition of the poor, because doing so would interfere with evolution is called:

James's answer to his provocative paper, "Does Consciousness Exist", was?

According to James' theory of emotion (the James-Lange theory), emotions are:

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

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Exam 10: The Psychology of Adaptation

Which of the following contemporary research programs best exemplifies the individual question asked by the psychology of adaptation?

The author of the texts states that Wundt wanted to understand only the normal adult mind. Galton wanted _______.

According to James, the most important biological function of consciousness is:

One reason the psychology of adaptation found such fertile ground and grew in the young United States was:

According to pragmatism, one should accept an idea as true if it:

Which of the following is the uniquely American element in the intellectual life of the new world?

James viewed conscious experience as being like a:

Positive eugenics refers to:

James' Principles of Psychology was published in:

Phrenology was changed by the Americans who popularized it, in ways that anticipate how psychology would be changed as it Americanized. Which of the following changes did not occur?

After reading Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population Darwin got the idea that:

Adherents of the Old Psychology of the Scots resisted the New psychology of laboratory experiment primarily because the New Psychologists:

Discuss the influence that Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principles of Population had on formulating Darwin's theory of evolution.

Chauncy Wright took __________ as a model by which to understand how we come to accept some beliefs as true and others as false.

Describe William James's "Automatic Sweetheart" question and his answer to it. Summarize Singer's argument against James's answer. Why is James's automatic sweetheart question important today?

What is the New Psychology and how is it different from the Old Psychology?

The Neorealist philosopher Perry argued that introspection was special in only trivial ways. Perry argued that the Mind and behavior are ______________.

The idea that government should not do anything to ameliorate the condition of the poor, because doing so would interfere with evolution is called:

James's answer to his provocative paper, "Does Consciousness Exist", was?

According to James' theory of emotion (the James-Lange theory), emotions are:

Introduction

The Legacy of Ancient Greece Eea-323 Bce

Antiquity 323 Bce-1000 Ce

The End of the Premodern World 1000-1600 Ce

The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment 1700-1815

The Ascent of Science 1815-1914

The Psychology of Consciousness

The Psychology of the Unconscious

Behaviorism 1892-1956

Cognitive Science 1956-2016

The Rise of Applied Psychology 1892-1939

The Psychological Society 1940-2016

Filters