Question 1

Unconditional positive regard, according to Carl Rogers, is

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A) another term for "love at first sight" 
B) marked by a belief in the intrinsic worth of the individual 
C) another term for conditional love 
D) an orientation that emphasizes the idea that love must be earned 
A) another term for "love at first sight" 
B) marked by a belief in the intrinsic worth of the individual 
C) another term for conditional love 
D) an orientation that emphasizes the idea that love must be earned

Question 2

Heidegger referred to his method of understanding the way we exist or our being in the world as

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A) psychoanalysis 
B) logotherapy 
C) analytic anthroponomy 
D) Daseinsanalysis 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) logotherapy 
C) analytic anthroponomy 
D) Daseinsanalysis

Question 3

The Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno believed that science fails when it

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A) remains too general or fails to specialize 
B) does not adopt a coherent and rigorous methodology 
C) emphasizes emotion at the expense of reason 
D) allows specialization to block the larger vision 
A) remains too general or fails to specialize 
B) does not adopt a coherent and rigorous methodology 
C) emphasizes emotion at the expense of reason 
D) allows specialization to block the larger vision

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the position of phenomenology regarding reductionism in psychology?

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A) reduction is necessary in every field of psychological study 
B) what is given in experience should be broken down into component parts for study 
C) what is given in experience should be studied exactly as it appears 
D) reduction is an effective research strategy that should be employed when possible 
A) reduction is necessary in every field of psychological study 
B) what is given in experience should be broken down into component parts for study 
C) what is given in experience should be studied exactly as it appears 
D) reduction is an effective research strategy that should be employed when possible

Question 5

Frankl argues that

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A) life is without meaning 
B) there is a universal meaning of life that humans can discover 
C) there is a universal meaning of life, but humans cannot discover it 
D) individuals must find the meaning in their own life in their own circumstances 
A) life is without meaning 
B) there is a universal meaning of life that humans can discover 
C) there is a universal meaning of life, but humans cannot discover it 
D) individuals must find the meaning in their own life in their own circumstances

Question 6

The humanistic viewpoint in psychology gained momentum in the

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A) later 1970s 
B) later 1980s 
C) early 1930s 
D) 1960s 
A) later 1970s 
B) later 1980s 
C) early 1930s 
D) 1960s

Question 7

The Lockean tradition in psychology is most consistent with

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A) Gestalt psychology 
B) S-R behavioristic psychologies 
C) existentialism 
D) Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
A) Gestalt psychology 
B) S-R behavioristic psychologies 
C) existentialism 
D) Freud's psychoanalytic theory

Question 8

According to Carl Rogers, the greater the congruence between the _____ and the _____ , the greater the health.

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A) superego . . . ego 
B) Umwelt . . . Mitwelt 
C) self . . . ideal self 
D) social conditions . . . expectations 
A) superego . . . ego 
B) Umwelt . . . Mitwelt 
C) self . . . ideal self 
D) social conditions . . . expectations

Question 9

According to Kierkegaard, the aesthetic mode of existence ultimately leads to

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A) optimism and a sense of well-being 
B) the terror of having known we have done wrong 
C) indifference, boredom, emptiness, and despair 
D) a profound sense of the irony of life 
A) optimism and a sense of well-being 
B) the terror of having known we have done wrong 
C) indifference, boredom, emptiness, and despair 
D) a profound sense of the irony of life

Question 10

The nomothetic orientation in psychology emphasizes

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A) statistical abstractions 
B) individual experience 
C) abnormal behavior 
D) paranormal phenomena 
A) statistical abstractions 
B) individual experience 
C) abnormal behavior 
D) paranormal phenomena

Question 11

Maslow argued that psychology should study

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A) neurotic individuals 
B) healthy and successful people 
C) biological and computer models 
D) rigidly empirical data 
A) neurotic individuals 
B) healthy and successful people 
C) biological and computer models 
D) rigidly empirical data

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a legitimate criticism of humanistic psychology?

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A) neglect of the hard work of systematic observation 
B) some strands of humanistic psychology are affiliated with various countercultures and spiritual-mystical groups 
C) therapeutic procedures are suspect in terms of effecting real change 
D) overly reductionistic 
A) neglect of the hard work of systematic observation 
B) some strands of humanistic psychology are affiliated with various countercultures and spiritual-mystical groups 
C) therapeutic procedures are suspect in terms of effecting real change 
D) overly reductionistic

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of humanistic psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Negative view of science and basic research. 
B) Pluralistic view of methodology. 
C) Acceptance of the scientifically unverifiable concept of free will. 
D) Difficulty in defining humanistic. 
A) Negative view of science and basic research. 
B) Pluralistic view of methodology. 
C) Acceptance of the scientifically unverifiable concept of free will. 
D) Difficulty in defining humanistic.

Question 14

Along with the cultural anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict, who provided the inspiration for Abraham Maslow's idea of a self-actualizing personality?

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A) Albert Einstein 
B) William James 
C) Max Wertheimer 
D) Eleanor Roosevelt 
A) Albert Einstein 
B) William James 
C) Max Wertheimer 
D) Eleanor Roosevelt

Question 15

According to Maslow, "B-love" is

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A) essentially erotic 
B) joyful and non-possessive 
C) neurotic 
D) possessive or even selfish 
A) essentially erotic 
B) joyful and non-possessive 
C) neurotic 
D) possessive or even selfish

Question 16

Basic human nature, according to third-force psychologies, is

Accepted Answer

A) self-serving and animal-like 
B) morally neutral 
C) naturally growth oriented 
D) sinful 
A) self-serving and animal-like 
B) morally neutral 
C) naturally growth oriented 
D) sinful

Question 17

_______ is commonly regarded as the founder of phenomenology.

Accepted Answer

A) Edmund Husserl 
B) William James 
C) Martin Heidegger 
D) Søren Kierkegaard 
A) Edmund Husserl 
B) William James 
C) Martin Heidegger 
D) Søren Kierkegaard

Question 18

According to Maslow, a _____ psychology emphasizes methodology, techniques, orthodoxy, and measurement, whereas a _____ psychology would be open to a variety of methods.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioristic . . . psychoanalytic 
B) means-centered . . . problem-centered 
C) problem-centered . . . means-centered 
D) methodological . . . goal-oriented 
A) behavioristic . . . psychoanalytic 
B) means-centered . . . problem-centered 
C) problem-centered . . . means-centered 
D) methodological . . . goal-oriented

Unconditional positive regard, according to Carl Rogers, is

Heidegger referred to his method of understanding the way we exist or our being in the world as

The Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno believed that science fails when it

Which of the following best describes the position of phenomenology regarding reductionism in psychology?

Frankl argues that

The humanistic viewpoint in psychology gained momentum in the

The Lockean tradition in psychology is most consistent with

According to Carl Rogers, the greater the congruence between the _ and the _ , the greater the health.

According to Kierkegaard, the aesthetic mode of existence ultimately leads to

The nomothetic orientation in psychology emphasizes

Maslow argued that psychology should study

Which of the following is NOT a legitimate criticism of humanistic psychology?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of humanistic psychology?

Along with the cultural anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict, who provided the inspiration for Abraham Maslow's idea of a self-actualizing personality?

According to Maslow, "B-love" is

Basic human nature, according to third-force psychologies, is

_______ is commonly regarded as the founder of phenomenology.

According to Maslow, a _ psychology emphasizes methodology, techniques, orthodoxy, and measurement, whereas a _ psychology would be open to a variety of methods.

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Exam 16: Humanistic Psychologies

Unconditional positive regard, according to Carl Rogers, is

Heidegger referred to his method of understanding the way we exist or our being in the world as

The Spanish philosopher Miguel de Unamuno believed that science fails when it

Which of the following best describes the position of phenomenology regarding reductionism in psychology?

Frankl argues that

The humanistic viewpoint in psychology gained momentum in the

The Lockean tradition in psychology is most consistent with

According to Carl Rogers, the greater the congruence between the _____ and the _____ , the greater the health.

According to Kierkegaard, the aesthetic mode of existence ultimately leads to

The nomothetic orientation in psychology emphasizes

Maslow argued that psychology should study

Which of the following is NOT a legitimate criticism of humanistic psychology?

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of humanistic psychology?

Along with the cultural anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict, who provided the inspiration for Abraham Maslow's idea of a self-actualizing personality?

According to Maslow, "B-love" is

Basic human nature, according to third-force psychologies, is

_______ is commonly regarded as the founder of phenomenology.

According to Maslow, a _____ psychology emphasizes methodology, techniques, orthodoxy, and measurement, whereas a _____ psychology would be open to a variety of methods.

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

Rationalism

Mechanization and Quantification

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

Beyond the Systems of Psychology

Prospects for the Twenty-First Century

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According to Carl Rogers, the greater the congruence between the _ and the _ , the greater the health.

According to Maslow, a _ psychology emphasizes methodology, techniques, orthodoxy, and measurement, whereas a _ psychology would be open to a variety of methods.