Question 1

In this text, a distinction has been made between "little p" psychology and "big P" Psychology.At its simplest level, what is the difference?

Accepted Answer

A) Little p psychology is our everyday sense of our own private lives, while big P Psychology embodies the formal scientific and professional approach to human experience. 
B) The terms indicate that there is no relationship between the two. 
C) Little p psychology refers to pseudoscience, while big P Psychology refers to "real" science. 
D) None of the above 
A) Little p psychology is our everyday sense of our own private lives, while big P Psychology embodies the formal scientific and professional approach to human experience. 
B) The terms indicate that there is no relationship between the two. 
C) Little p psychology refers to pseudoscience, while big P Psychology refers to "real" science. 
D) None of the above A

Question 2

Historian of psychology Kurt Danziger's discussion of the Leipzig, Paris, and Galtonian or statistical models of psychological experimentation reminds us that

Accepted Answer

A) there has never been such a thing as the psychological experiment, or only one way of doing research. 
B) the way we do research now in Psychology is superior to the ways in which psychologists used to conduct research. 
C) the psychological experiment has always been set up as a relationship between two individuals. 
D) the psychological experiment has always involved a passive subject and an expert experimenter. 
A) there has never been such a thing as the psychological experiment, or only one way of doing research. 
B) the way we do research now in Psychology is superior to the ways in which psychologists used to conduct research. 
C) the psychological experiment has always been set up as a relationship between two individuals. 
D) the psychological experiment has always involved a passive subject and an expert experimenter. A

Question 3

Postmodern critics challenged the notion of

Accepted Answer

A) a rational, individual, and autonomous self. 
B) a progressive science. 
C) a socially forged self. 
D) both a and B 
A) a rational, individual, and autonomous self. 
B) a progressive science. 
C) a socially forged self. 
D) both a and B D

Question 4

An origin myth is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a made-up story about the origins of psychology. 
B) a historical account that selects great thinkers and classic experiments to buttress the legitimacy of present views. 
C) a historical account that selects great thinkers and classic experiments to expose the socially constructed nature of the discipline. 
D) a heroic tale involving the overthrow of philosophical psychology by the new science of the mind. 
A) a made-up story about the origins of psychology. 
B) a historical account that selects great thinkers and classic experiments to buttress the legitimacy of present views. 
C) a historical account that selects great thinkers and classic experiments to expose the socially constructed nature of the discipline. 
D) a heroic tale involving the overthrow of philosophical psychology by the new science of the mind.

Question 5

In Laurel Furumoto's classic article "The New History of Psychology," historians of psychology were called upon to write histories that were more ____ and less ____.

Accepted Answer

A) progressive; critical 
B) accurate; interpretive 
C) critical; celebratory 
D) biographical; contextual 
A) progressive; critical 
B) accurate; interpretive 
C) critical; celebratory 
D) biographical; contextual

Question 6

The Paris model of experimentation was influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) the French school system. 
B) French medical context. 
C) the French social system. 
D) a French flair for drama. 
A) the French school system. 
B) French medical context. 
C) the French social system. 
D) a French flair for drama.

Question 7

American psychology, your textbook authors argue, is a form of ____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) exogenous psychology 
C) indigenous psychology 
D) cultural psychology 
A) social 
B) exogenous psychology 
C) indigenous psychology 
D) cultural psychology

Question 8

Reflexivity can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the fundamental conflation of the agent and the object of study in psychology. 
B) knowledge produced by agents and the characteristics of these agents themselves influencing how objects respond in the course of their being studied. 
C) the act of self-regard. 
D) all of the above 
A) the fundamental conflation of the agent and the object of study in psychology. 
B) knowledge produced by agents and the characteristics of these agents themselves influencing how objects respond in the course of their being studied. 
C) the act of self-regard. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

The process whereby a local culture or region develops its own form of psychology, either by developing it from within that culture or by importing aspects of psychologies developed elsewhere and combining them with local concepts, is called

Accepted Answer

A) social constructionism. 
B) indigenization. 
C) colonialism. 
D) professionalization. 
A) social constructionism. 
B) indigenization. 
C) colonialism. 
D) professionalization.

Question 10

The authors of your textbook hope to convince you that

Accepted Answer

A) historical knowledge is irrelevant to students of psychology. 
B) historical knowledge is irrelevant to science. 
C) historical knowledge is foundational to understanding the natural world. 
D) historical knowledge is foundational to being able to understand ourselves as humans. 
A) historical knowledge is irrelevant to students of psychology. 
B) historical knowledge is irrelevant to science. 
C) historical knowledge is foundational to understanding the natural world. 
D) historical knowledge is foundational to being able to understand ourselves as humans.

In this text, a distinction has been made between "little p" psychology and "big P" Psychology.At its simplest level, what is the difference?

Historian of psychology Kurt Danziger's discussion of the Leipzig, Paris, and Galtonian or statistical models of psychological experimentation reminds us that

Postmodern critics challenged the notion of

An origin myth is defined as

In Laurel Furumoto's classic article "The New History of Psychology," historians of psychology were called upon to write histories that were more and less .

The Paris model of experimentation was influenced by

American psychology, your textbook authors argue, is a form of ____ psychology.

Reflexivity can be defined as

The process whereby a local culture or region develops its own form of psychology, either by developing it from within that culture or by importing aspects of psychologies developed elsewhere and combining them with local concepts, is called

The authors of your textbook hope to convince you that

Origins of a Science of Mind

Everyday Life and Psychological Practices

Subject Matter, Methods, and the Making of a New Science

From Periphery to Center: Creating an American Psychology

The Practice of Psychology at the Interfacewith Medicine

Psychologists As Testers: Applying Psychology, Ordering Society

American Psychological Science and Practice Between the World Wars

Psychology in Europe Between the World Wars

The Golden Age of American Psychology

Internationalization and Indigenization of Psychology Afterworld War II

Feminism and American Psychology: the Science and Politics of Gender

Inclusiveness, Identity, and Conflict in Late 20th-Century American Psychology

Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Since 1945

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Exam 1: Introduction

In this text, a distinction has been made between "little p" psychology and "big P" Psychology.At its simplest level, what is the difference?

Historian of psychology Kurt Danziger's discussion of the Leipzig, Paris, and Galtonian or statistical models of psychological experimentation reminds us that

Postmodern critics challenged the notion of

An origin myth is defined as

In Laurel Furumoto's classic article "The New History of Psychology," historians of psychology were called upon to write histories that were more ____ and less ____.

The Paris model of experimentation was influenced by

American psychology, your textbook authors argue, is a form of ____ psychology.

Reflexivity can be defined as

The process whereby a local culture or region develops its own form of psychology, either by developing it from within that culture or by importing aspects of psychologies developed elsewhere and combining them with local concepts, is called

The authors of your textbook hope to convince you that

Origins of a Science of Mind

Everyday Life and Psychological Practices

Subject Matter, Methods, and the Making of a New Science

From Periphery to Center: Creating an American Psychology

The Practice of Psychology at the Interfacewith Medicine

Psychologists As Testers: Applying Psychology, Ordering Society

American Psychological Science and Practice Between the World Wars

Psychology in Europe Between the World Wars

The Golden Age of American Psychology

Internationalization and Indigenization of Psychology Afterworld War II

Feminism and American Psychology: the Science and Politics of Gender

Inclusiveness, Identity, and Conflict in Late 20th-Century American Psychology

Brain, Behavior, and Cognition Since 1945

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In Laurel Furumoto's classic article "The New History of Psychology," historians of psychology were called upon to write histories that were more and less .