Question 1

James's theory of emotion holds that emotions are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the causes of internal bodily changes. 
B)  the perceptions of internal bodily changes. 
C)  unstable glandular responses to fleeting external stimuli. 
D)  the result of specific chemical secretions in the body. 
A)  the causes of internal bodily changes. 
B)  the perceptions of internal bodily changes. 
C)  unstable glandular responses to fleeting external stimuli. 
D)  the result of specific chemical secretions in the body.

Question 2

___________ was a Wundt?trained German psychologist recruited to Harvard by William James in 1892 to take over main responsibility for Psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hugo Münsterberg 
B)  E. B. Titchener 
C)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
D)  Max Wertheimer 
A)  Hugo Münsterberg 
B)  E. B. Titchener 
C)  Hermann Ebbinghaus 
D)  Max Wertheimer

Question 3

William James clearly established himself as an outstanding teacher of psychology with the publication of his 1890 book entitled:

Accepted Answer

A)  Handbook of Physiological Psychology. 
B)  The Principles of Psychology. 
C)  Varieties of Religious Experience. 
D)  Pragmatism. 
A)  Handbook of Physiological Psychology. 
B)  The Principles of Psychology. 
C)  Varieties of Religious Experience. 
D)  Pragmatism.

Question 4

Edward Thorndike's early research on learning involved which kinds of subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  human children 
B)  chickens and cats 
C)  white rats 
D)  all of the above 
A)  human children 
B)  chickens and cats 
C)  white rats 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

What was the name James gave to his philosophical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Logical positivism 
B)  Creative evolution 
C)  Pragmatism 
D)  Radical skepticism 
A)  Logical positivism 
B)  Creative evolution 
C)  Pragmatism 
D)  Radical skepticism

Question 6

In the early 1900s Edward Thorndike collaborated with Robert S.Woodworth in an influential study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  maze learning in cats. 
B)  the genetics of intelligence. 
C)  the transfer of training in humans. 
D)  associations in dreams. 
A)  maze learning in cats. 
B)  the genetics of intelligence. 
C)  the transfer of training in humans. 
D)  associations in dreams.

Question 7

Which the following was not one of James's eminent students?

Accepted Answer

A)  G. S. Hall 
B)  Mary Whiton Calkins 
C)  Edward Thorndike 
D)  James Roland Angell 
A)  G. S. Hall 
B)  Mary Whiton Calkins 
C)  Edward Thorndike 
D)  James Roland Angell

Question 8

A criterion for "truth" which William James adopted early and retained throughout his life,was to accept as true:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas which it proved useful to believe in. 
B)  only ideas which could not be doubted. 
C)  only ideas which had been proven valid by experiment. 
D)  only things that he had seen or experienced for himself. 
A)  ideas which it proved useful to believe in. 
B)  only ideas which could not be doubted. 
C)  only ideas which had been proven valid by experiment. 
D)  only things that he had seen or experienced for himself.

Question 9

The "Metaphysical Club," to which James belonged as a young man,was devoted to:

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophical discussion of questions such as Darwinism and the pragmatic evaluation of scientific ideas. 
B)  critical discussion of the "new" experimental psychology, its methods and techniques. 
C)  discussion of new books and their literary as well as scientific value. 
D)  informal discussions between Harvard teachers and their best students on current topics. 
A)  philosophical discussion of questions such as Darwinism and the pragmatic evaluation of scientific ideas. 
B)  critical discussion of the "new" experimental psychology, its methods and techniques. 
C)  discussion of new books and their literary as well as scientific value. 
D)  informal discussions between Harvard teachers and their best students on current topics.

Question 10

The finding that when certain stimulus?response sequences are followed by pleasure they are strengthened,and when followed by annoyance or pain they tend to be "stamped out" exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thorndike's Law of effect. 
B)  Calkins's Paired Associates relationship. 
C)  Hall's Law of reinforced learning. 
D)  The James-Lange Theory of emotion. 
A)  Thorndike's Law of effect. 
B)  Calkins's Paired Associates relationship. 
C)  Hall's Law of reinforced learning. 
D)  The James-Lange Theory of emotion.

James's theory of emotion holds that emotions are:

___________ was a Wundt?trained German psychologist recruited to Harvard by William James in 1892 to take over main responsibility for Psychology.

William James clearly established himself as an outstanding teacher of psychology with the publication of his 1890 book entitled:

Edward Thorndike's early research on learning involved which kinds of subjects?

What was the name James gave to his philosophical approach?

In the early 1900s Edward Thorndike collaborated with Robert S.Woodworth in an influential study of:

Which the following was not one of James's eminent students?

A criterion for "truth" which William James adopted early and retained throughout his life,was to accept as true:

The "Metaphysical Club," to which James belonged as a young man,was devoted to:

The finding that when certain stimulus?response sequences are followed by pleasure they are strengthened,and when followed by annoyance or pain they tend to be "stamped out" exemplifies:

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Exam 8: American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

James's theory of emotion holds that emotions are:

___________ was a Wundt?trained German psychologist recruited to Harvard by William James in 1892 to take over main responsibility for Psychology.

William James clearly established himself as an outstanding teacher of psychology with the publication of his 1890 book entitled:

Edward Thorndike's early research on learning involved which kinds of subjects?

What was the name James gave to his philosophical approach?

In the early 1900s Edward Thorndike collaborated with Robert S.Woodworth in an influential study of:

Which the following was not one of James's eminent students?

A criterion for "truth" which William James adopted early and retained throughout his life,was to accept as true:

The "Metaphysical Club," to which James belonged as a young man,was devoted to:

The finding that when certain stimulus?response sequences are followed by pleasure they are strengthened,and when followed by annoyance or pain they tend to be "stamped out" exemplifies:

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes,Locke,and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov,Watson,and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets "Personality": Allport,Maslow,and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet,Piaget,and the Study of Intelligence

Minds,Machines,and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

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