Question 1

Leta Stetter Hollingworth was instrumental in debunking the commonly held belief that

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A) men are intellectually superior to women across all domains. 
B) women would become "functionally castrated" if given the opportunity for higher education. 
C) women have impaired motor and cognitive abilities during menstruation. 
D) women and men were more similar across all domains than previously thought, with the exception of emotionality. 
A) men are intellectually superior to women across all domains. 
B) women would become "functionally castrated" if given the opportunity for higher education. 
C) women have impaired motor and cognitive abilities during menstruation. 
D) women and men were more similar across all domains than previously thought, with the exception of emotionality. C

Question 2

Robert Yerkes led the ____ during World War I.

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A) Standardized Test Committee 
B) Committee on the Classification of Personnel 
C) Committee on the Psychological Examination of Recruits 
D) Committee on the Personality Testing of Recruits 
A) Standardized Test Committee 
B) Committee on the Classification of Personnel 
C) Committee on the Psychological Examination of Recruits 
D) Committee on the Personality Testing of Recruits C

Question 3

Henry Herbart Goddard's "solution" to preventing feebleminded people from ruining America's genetic stock involved

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A) forced sterilization for all people considered "morons." 
B) segregation and institutionalization of the feebleminded so they could not reproduce. 
C) forced intelligence quotient (IQ) testing and public identification of all people considered to be feebleminded. 
D) testing of individuals born in high-risk groups shortly after birth and at specific intervals to track their level of functioning. 
A) forced sterilization for all people considered "morons." 
B) segregation and institutionalization of the feebleminded so they could not reproduce. 
C) forced intelligence quotient (IQ) testing and public identification of all people considered to be feebleminded. 
D) testing of individuals born in high-risk groups shortly after birth and at specific intervals to track their level of functioning. B

Question 4

One of Lewis Terman's most recognized contributions to psychology was

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A) the practice of multiplying the quotient of mental age over chronological age by 100 to arrive at an IQ score. 
B) the development of the concept of mental age. 
C) his partnership with Binet in the development of the original Binet intelligence test. 
D) his work administering mental tests to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. 
A) the practice of multiplying the quotient of mental age over chronological age by 100 to arrive at an IQ score. 
B) the development of the concept of mental age. 
C) his partnership with Binet in the development of the original Binet intelligence test. 
D) his work administering mental tests to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.

Question 5

Although Witmer established the clinical method in the early 1900s, clinical psychology as an established field did not fully emerge until

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A) 1936. 
B) after World War II. 
C) the late 1920s. 
D) the early 1940s. 
A) 1936. 
B) after World War II. 
C) the late 1920s. 
D) the early 1940s.

Question 6

The results of World War I army intelligence testing were shocking but widely accepted as valid by the American public.One of the main consequences of the results of the army testing was

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A) increased fears about degeneracy and unchecked immigration. 
B) increased funding to law enforcement and prisons to get degenerates off the streets. 
C) increased funding to social work agencies to help juvenile delinquents. 
D) generalized fear that America's national security was in the hands of incapable soldiers. 
A) increased fears about degeneracy and unchecked immigration. 
B) increased funding to law enforcement and prisons to get degenerates off the streets. 
C) increased funding to social work agencies to help juvenile delinquents. 
D) generalized fear that America's national security was in the hands of incapable soldiers.

Question 7

William Stern's theoretical approach, called differential psychology, was developed to

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A) emphasize the importance of understanding the totality of personality in its individuality. 
B) place a greater emphasis on the social factors that affect our everyday experiences. 
C) examine cultural and racial assumptions that are often unconscious and automatic. 
D) provide a more reductionistic approach to understanding an individual's intelligence. 
A) emphasize the importance of understanding the totality of personality in its individuality. 
B) place a greater emphasis on the social factors that affect our everyday experiences. 
C) examine cultural and racial assumptions that are often unconscious and automatic. 
D) provide a more reductionistic approach to understanding an individual's intelligence.

Question 8

The pillarization of Dutch society can be defined as

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A) the separation of church and state, whereby religious teachings were entirely removed from the educational system and government procedures. 
B) the creation of separate Protestant, Catholic, and Neutral systems of education, employment, health, leisure, art, and so on. 
C) the construction of academic streams in Dutch public schools. 
D) a hierarchical social structure based on class. 
A) the separation of church and state, whereby religious teachings were entirely removed from the educational system and government procedures. 
B) the creation of separate Protestant, Catholic, and Neutral systems of education, employment, health, leisure, art, and so on. 
C) the construction of academic streams in Dutch public schools. 
D) a hierarchical social structure based on class.

Question 9

The Army Alpha test was designed for ____ recruits, while the Army Beta was designed for ____ recruits.

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A) White; non-White 
B) American; immigrant 
C) men; women 
D) literate; illiterate 
A) White; non-White 
B) American; immigrant 
C) men; women 
D) literate; illiterate

Question 10

Unlike Binet, Goddard viewed intelligence as

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A) multifaceted. 
B) influenced by the environment and changeable. 
C) untestable. 
D) innate and largely unchangeable. 
A) multifaceted. 
B) influenced by the environment and changeable. 
C) untestable. 
D) innate and largely unchangeable.

Question 11

Which of the following was an important outcome of Psychology's involvement in World War I?

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A) Psychologists had the opportunity to refine clinical and therapeutic techniques on veterans experiencing shell shock. 
B) Psychologists' development of mass intelligence testing provided further evidence to the medical profession that psychologists were legitimate professionals. 
C) Psychologists were seen as intensely patriotic. 
D) World War I provided psychologists with an opportunity to showcase the tools of their trade to the American public and the military. 
A) Psychologists had the opportunity to refine clinical and therapeutic techniques on veterans experiencing shell shock. 
B) Psychologists' development of mass intelligence testing provided further evidence to the medical profession that psychologists were legitimate professionals. 
C) Psychologists were seen as intensely patriotic. 
D) World War I provided psychologists with an opportunity to showcase the tools of their trade to the American public and the military.

Question 12

Which one of the following psychologists first published an article using the term mental test?

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt 
B) Lewis Terman 
C) James McKeen Cattell 
D) Francis Galton 
A) Wilhelm Wundt 
B) Lewis Terman 
C) James McKeen Cattell 
D) Francis Galton

Question 13

The Kallikak study supposedly provided evidence for Goddard's eugenicist agenda and can be described as

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A) the use of Mendelian genetics to support eugenicist policies. 
B) an empirical investigation of the biological lineage of eminent families. 
C) the use of the Kallikak family as evidence that "bad" genes resulted in feebleminded offspring while "good" genes resulted in higher intellectual functioning. 
D) a solid piece of scientific work. 
A) the use of Mendelian genetics to support eugenicist policies. 
B) an empirical investigation of the biological lineage of eminent families. 
C) the use of the Kallikak family as evidence that "bad" genes resulted in feebleminded offspring while "good" genes resulted in higher intellectual functioning. 
D) a solid piece of scientific work.

Question 14

Women who pursued higher education were often believed to be "functionally castrated," meaning

Accepted Answer

A) as women's intellect was nurtured, it was believed that their reproductive capacities would diminish. 
B) most women who pursued higher education did so because they could not have children. 
C) women's sexual attractiveness decreased in proportion to their level of education. 
D) women in university were not interested in sex. 
A) as women's intellect was nurtured, it was believed that their reproductive capacities would diminish. 
B) most women who pursued higher education did so because they could not have children. 
C) women's sexual attractiveness decreased in proportion to their level of education. 
D) women in university were not interested in sex.

Question 15

After World War I, the number of women in Psychology increased and a separate sphere of women's work in Psychology developed.Regardless of this development, men were given preference for academic positions and women were advised to use their training for

Accepted Answer

A) clinical, vocational, or educational settings. 
B) child rearing. 
C) child guidance clinics. 
D) educational settings only. 
A) clinical, vocational, or educational settings. 
B) child rearing. 
C) child guidance clinics. 
D) educational settings only.

Question 16

The first psychology clinic was established by

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) James McKeen Cattell. 
D) Lightner Witmer. 
A) Sigmund Freud. 
B) Francis Galton. 
C) James McKeen Cattell. 
D) Lightner Witmer.

Question 17

While studying under Wundt, Cattell became interested in examining individual differences in reaction times.Wundt was more interested in studying

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A) similarities between minds. 
B) how mental testing could be applied to everyday life. 
C) cerebral localization. 
D) none of the above. 
A) similarities between minds. 
B) how mental testing could be applied to everyday life. 
C) cerebral localization. 
D) none of the above.

Question 18

Francis Galton's data showed that the prevalence of eminence in society was

Accepted Answer

A) 24%. 
B) 10%. 
C) 2%. 
D) 0.5%. 
A) 24%. 
B) 10%. 
C) 2%. 
D) 0.5%.

Question 19

In which venue did psychologists first showcase mental testing to the public?

Accepted Answer

A) The Stanford Psychology Exposition of 1893 
B) The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 
C) The Paris World's Fair of 1889 
D) The National Psychology Conference at Columbia University in 1901 
A) The Stanford Psychology Exposition of 1893 
B) The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 
C) The Paris World's Fair of 1889 
D) The National Psychology Conference at Columbia University in 1901

Question 20

For her graduate research, Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley undertook the first large-scale empirical study of the mental trait differences between men and women.Her findings suggested that

Accepted Answer

A) a much greater degree of similarity of mental traits existed between men and women than previously thought. 
B) as traditionally believed, men and women differed on a significant number of mental traits. 
C) women differed from men only on level of emotionality. 
D) no differences existed in the cognitive and mental functions of men and women. 
A) a much greater degree of similarity of mental traits existed between men and women than previously thought. 
B) as traditionally believed, men and women differed on a significant number of mental traits. 
C) women differed from men only on level of emotionality. 
D) no differences existed in the cognitive and mental functions of men and women.

Leta Stetter Hollingworth was instrumental in debunking the commonly held belief that

Robert Yerkes led the ____ during World War I.

Henry Herbart Goddard's "solution" to preventing feebleminded people from ruining America's genetic stock involved

One of Lewis Terman's most recognized contributions to psychology was

Although Witmer established the clinical method in the early 1900s, clinical psychology as an established field did not fully emerge until

The results of World War I army intelligence testing were shocking but widely accepted as valid by the American public.One of the main consequences of the results of the army testing was

William Stern's theoretical approach, called differential psychology, was developed to

The pillarization of Dutch society can be defined as

The Army Alpha test was designed for recruits, while the Army Beta was designed for recruits.

Unlike Binet, Goddard viewed intelligence as

Which of the following was an important outcome of Psychology's involvement in World War I?

Which one of the following psychologists first published an article using the term mental test?

The Kallikak study supposedly provided evidence for Goddard's eugenicist agenda and can be described as

Women who pursued higher education were often believed to be "functionally castrated," meaning

After World War I, the number of women in Psychology increased and a separate sphere of women's work in Psychology developed.Regardless of this development, men were given preference for academic positions and women were advised to use their training for

The first psychology clinic was established by

While studying under Wundt, Cattell became interested in examining individual differences in reaction times.Wundt was more interested in studying

Francis Galton's data showed that the prevalence of eminence in society was

In which venue did psychologists first showcase mental testing to the public?

For her graduate research, Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley undertook the first large-scale empirical study of the mental trait differences between men and women.Her findings suggested that

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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

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

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

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Leta Stetter Hollingworth was instrumental in debunking the commonly held belief that

Robert Yerkes led the ____ during World War I.

Henry Herbart Goddard's "solution" to preventing feebleminded people from ruining America's genetic stock involved

One of Lewis Terman's most recognized contributions to psychology was

Although Witmer established the clinical method in the early 1900s, clinical psychology as an established field did not fully emerge until

The results of World War I army intelligence testing were shocking but widely accepted as valid by the American public.One of the main consequences of the results of the army testing was

William Stern's theoretical approach, called differential psychology, was developed to

The pillarization of Dutch society can be defined as

The Army Alpha test was designed for ____ recruits, while the Army Beta was designed for ____ recruits.

Unlike Binet, Goddard viewed intelligence as

Which of the following was an important outcome of Psychology's involvement in World War I?

Which one of the following psychologists first published an article using the term mental test?

The Kallikak study supposedly provided evidence for Goddard's eugenicist agenda and can be described as

Women who pursued higher education were often believed to be "functionally castrated," meaning

After World War I, the number of women in Psychology increased and a separate sphere of women's work in Psychology developed.Regardless of this development, men were given preference for academic positions and women were advised to use their training for

The first psychology clinic was established by

While studying under Wundt, Cattell became interested in examining individual differences in reaction times.Wundt was more interested in studying

Francis Galton's data showed that the prevalence of eminence in society was

In which venue did psychologists first showcase mental testing to the public?

For her graduate research, Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley undertook the first large-scale empirical study of the mental trait differences between men and women.Her findings suggested that

Introduction

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

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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The Army Alpha test was designed for recruits, while the Army Beta was designed for recruits.