Question 1

The variability hypothesis posited that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men were more variable than women in their reactions to the levels of caffeine in 	Coca Cola. 
B)  men were more variable than women on both physical and psychological	characteristics. 
C)  women were more variable than men on both physical and psychological characteristics. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  men were more variable than women in their reactions to the levels of caffeine in 	Coca Cola. 
B)  men were more variable than women on both physical and psychological	characteristics. 
C)  women were more variable than men on both physical and psychological characteristics. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 2

_______'s life story was the basis for the popular book and movie Cheaper by the Dozen.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lillian Gilbreth 
B)  Naomi Norsworthy 
C)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth 
D)  Augusta Fox Bronner 
A)  Lillian Gilbreth 
B)  Naomi Norsworthy 
C)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth 
D)  Augusta Fox Bronner

Question 3

Some academic psychologists looked down upon early applied psychologists because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they believed their theories and techniques were underdeveloped. 
B)  they feared applied psychologists would undermine the profession. 
C)  they were concerned that applied psychologists would take academic jobs. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  they believed their theories and techniques were underdeveloped. 
B)  they feared applied psychologists would undermine the profession. 
C)  they were concerned that applied psychologists would take academic jobs. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 4

The Hollingworths helped to raise the profile of applied psychology through their influential research on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the effects of caffeine in Coca Cola. 
B)  the effects of nicotine in cigarettes. 
C)  the effects of cocaine in the original Coca Cola. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  the effects of caffeine in Coca Cola. 
B)  the effects of nicotine in cigarettes. 
C)  the effects of cocaine in the original Coca Cola. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 5

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  create an early form of the polygraph test. 
B)  create a system called scientific management. 
C)  apply psychology to industry. 
D)  participate in designing and promoting psychology at the 1893 World's Fair. 
A)  create an early form of the polygraph test. 
B)  create a system called scientific management. 
C)  apply psychology to industry. 
D)  participate in designing and promoting psychology at the 1893 World's Fair.

Question 6

Who is often referred to as the mother of industrial psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth 
B)  Lillian Gilbreth 
C)  Augusta Fox Brunner 
D)  Mary Whiton Calkins 
A)  Leta Stetter Hollingworth 
B)  Lillian Gilbreth 
C)  Augusta Fox Brunner 
D)  Mary Whiton Calkins

Question 7

The Boulder Conference is significant because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  its role in the development of the scientist-practitioner model. 
B)  its role in the legitimization of psychology as a science. 
C)  its role in the creation of the American Psychological Association. 
D)  both b and c above 
A)  its role in the development of the scientist-practitioner model. 
B)  its role in the legitimization of psychology as a science. 
C)  its role in the creation of the American Psychological Association. 
D)  both b and c above

Question 8

The Gilbreths' Motion Studies were used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the field of scientific management. 
B)  gain insight into research on psychotechnics. 
C)  study workers' Therbligs. 
D)  both a and b above 
A)  promote the field of scientific management. 
B)  gain insight into research on psychotechnics. 
C)  study workers' Therbligs. 
D)  both a and b above

Question 9

Witmer's Clinical Method consisted of:

Accepted Answer

A)  using motion studies to better understand worker stress and fatigue. 
B)  doing psychotherapy on patients suffering from emotional and psychological distress. 
C)  examining the mental and physical abilities of children with behavioral and learning difficulties, in consultation with other professionals. 
D)  doing personality tests to discover the characteristics of workers and children with special needs. 
A)  using motion studies to better understand worker stress and fatigue. 
B)  doing psychotherapy on patients suffering from emotional and psychological distress. 
C)  examining the mental and physical abilities of children with behavioral and learning difficulties, in consultation with other professionals. 
D)  doing personality tests to discover the characteristics of workers and children with special needs.

Question 10

The birth of the "scientist-practitioner model" of training in clinical psychology emerged from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Witmer's work on the clinical method. 
B)  the Boulder conference. 
C)  the Vail conference. 
D)  Gilbreth, Incorporated. 
A)  Witmer's work on the clinical method. 
B)  the Boulder conference. 
C)  the Vail conference. 
D)  Gilbreth, Incorporated.

The variability hypothesis posited that:

_______'s life story was the basis for the popular book and movie Cheaper by the Dozen.

Some academic psychologists looked down upon early applied psychologists because:

The Hollingworths helped to raise the profile of applied psychology through their influential research on:

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following except:

Who is often referred to as the mother of industrial psychology?

The Boulder Conference is significant because of:

The Gilbreths' Motion Studies were used to:

Witmer's Clinical Method consisted of:

The birth of the "scientist-practitioner model" of training in clinical psychology emerged from:

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

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

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

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Exam 15: Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The variability hypothesis posited that:

_______'s life story was the basis for the popular book and movie Cheaper by the Dozen.

Some academic psychologists looked down upon early applied psychologists because:

The Hollingworths helped to raise the profile of applied psychology through their influential research on:

Hugo Münsterberg did all of the following except:

Who is often referred to as the mother of industrial psychology?

The Boulder Conference is significant because of:

The Gilbreths' Motion Studies were used to:

Witmer's Clinical Method consisted of:

The birth of the "scientist-practitioner model" of training in clinical psychology emerged from:

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

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

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

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