Question 1

Gilbreth formulated an approach to incorporating psychology into industry that involved

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A) introducing individual counseling for workers in the workplace. 
B) offering women the same opportunities for advancement as men, provided they scored well on psychological tests. 
C) changing work conditions to better suit the worker. 
D) organizing each distinct work task with specific requirements that would produce optimal work output. 
A) introducing individual counseling for workers in the workplace. 
B) offering women the same opportunities for advancement as men, provided they scored well on psychological tests. 
C) changing work conditions to better suit the worker. 
D) organizing each distinct work task with specific requirements that would produce optimal work output. C

Question 2

Methodist revivalist preacher La Roy Sunderland was critically important in the creation of an everyday psychology because

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A) he sought to understand religiously inspired phenomena in psychological terms. 
B) he advocated the use of mesmerism to provide solutions to life's problems. 
C) he helped to persuade the public to accept the science of Psychology. 
D) he was an amateur psychologist. 
A) he sought to understand religiously inspired phenomena in psychological terms. 
B) he advocated the use of mesmerism to provide solutions to life's problems. 
C) he helped to persuade the public to accept the science of Psychology. 
D) he was an amateur psychologist. A

Question 3

Who wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency in 1913?

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A) Lillian Moller Gilbreth 
B) Hugo Münsterberg 
C) Lightner Witmer 
D) James McKeen Cattell 
A) Lillian Moller Gilbreth 
B) Hugo Münsterberg 
C) Lightner Witmer 
D) James McKeen Cattell B

Question 4

The primary area of application for Psychology when it first debuted as a science with practical aims was

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A) psychiatric hospitals. 
B) prisons. 
C) education. 
D) advertising. 
A) psychiatric hospitals. 
B) prisons. 
C) education. 
D) advertising.

Question 5

One of the most influential textbooks on American mental philosophy was written by Thomas Upham.This textbook is of particular interest to historians of psychology because

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A) it outlines subjects, such as perception and emotion, that would later become a focus of experimental psychology. 
B) it was the first scientific Psychology textbook written specifically for American students. 
C) it became an extremely popular text in American universities because it offered many practical solutions to life's problems. 
D) Upham stated that Americans needed to create a psychology that was uniquely theirs. 
A) it outlines subjects, such as perception and emotion, that would later become a focus of experimental psychology. 
B) it was the first scientific Psychology textbook written specifically for American students. 
C) it became an extremely popular text in American universities because it offered many practical solutions to life's problems. 
D) Upham stated that Americans needed to create a psychology that was uniquely theirs.

Question 6

The system of belief based on the existence of an immortal soul and afterlife, which often involved attempted communication with the spirit realm, was

Accepted Answer

A) mesmerism. 
B) phrenology. 
C) clairvoyance. 
D) spiritualism. 
A) mesmerism. 
B) phrenology. 
C) clairvoyance. 
D) spiritualism.

Question 7

One of the most important outcomes that arose from the mesmeric and spiritual practices popular in mid-19th-century America was

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A) they inspired a wave of increased religiosity that resulted in a more inspired and hopeful American society. 
B) they helped create a psychological sensibility that provided an opening for the science of Psychology. 
C) they created an overall increase in moral righteousness that had significant impacts on all facets of American life, including a decrease in the crime rate. 
D) they produced a sense of collectivity in many Americans, including new immigrants, who were looking for a strong sense of direction and affiliation with others. 
A) they inspired a wave of increased religiosity that resulted in a more inspired and hopeful American society. 
B) they helped create a psychological sensibility that provided an opening for the science of Psychology. 
C) they created an overall increase in moral righteousness that had significant impacts on all facets of American life, including a decrease in the crime rate. 
D) they produced a sense of collectivity in many Americans, including new immigrants, who were looking for a strong sense of direction and affiliation with others.

Question 8

Walter Dill Scott is perhaps best known for his influential work in

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A) child psychology. 
B) educational psychology. 
C) advertising. 
D) forensics. 
A) child psychology. 
B) educational psychology. 
C) advertising. 
D) forensics.

Question 9

Historian Roger Smith has claimed that "every man is his own psychologist." In the context of this text, what does this statement imply?

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A) Anyone can learn to be a professional psychologist. 
B) Psychologists have never been able to gain complete cultural and intellectual authority over the subject matter of Psychology. 
C) Individuals bring personal experiences to the subject of Psychology, which creates a science that is deeply imbued with subjectivity. 
D) Women had no position of authority with the psychological sciences. 
A) Anyone can learn to be a professional psychologist. 
B) Psychologists have never been able to gain complete cultural and intellectual authority over the subject matter of Psychology. 
C) Individuals bring personal experiences to the subject of Psychology, which creates a science that is deeply imbued with subjectivity. 
D) Women had no position of authority with the psychological sciences.

Question 10

At the beginning of the 1900s, William James stated that Americans were looking for a particular kind of psychology, one that was

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A) useful. 
B) more empirical. 
C) simpler. 
D) a radical departure from German traditions. 
A) useful. 
B) more empirical. 
C) simpler. 
D) a radical departure from German traditions.

Question 11

The Scottish philosophical school of common sense realism states that

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A) we use common sense to make all informed decisions. 
B) the divine force is responsible for all human functioning. 
C) we perceive the world directly through our senses. 
D) all mental processes are the result of a combination of smaller, simpler processes. 
A) we use common sense to make all informed decisions. 
B) the divine force is responsible for all human functioning. 
C) we perceive the world directly through our senses. 
D) all mental processes are the result of a combination of smaller, simpler processes.

Question 12

Which of the following scholars was both a prominent leader in the development of psychology and an avid member of the psychical research community?

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) Phineas P.Quimby 
C) Hugo Münsterberg 
D) Leonora Piper 
A) William James 
B) Phineas P.Quimby 
C) Hugo Münsterberg 
D) Leonora Piper

Question 13

Deism is the belief that

Accepted Answer

A) God created the universe and has set a divine plan in motion over which He has complete control and purpose. 
B) there is no way to determine the existence of God or His level of intervention in the day-to-day affairs of humankind. 
C) God designed the universe and set things in motion but does not intervene in the subsequent affairs of the world. 
D) through direct experience and inductive methods the true purpose of God's will can be determined. 
A) God created the universe and has set a divine plan in motion over which He has complete control and purpose. 
B) there is no way to determine the existence of God or His level of intervention in the day-to-day affairs of humankind. 
C) God designed the universe and set things in motion but does not intervene in the subsequent affairs of the world. 
D) through direct experience and inductive methods the true purpose of God's will can be determined.

Question 14

The American Psychological Association was founded by which prominent American psychologist in 1892?

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) John B.Watson 
C) Franz Boas 
D) G.Stanley Hall 
A) William James 
B) John B.Watson 
C) Franz Boas 
D) G.Stanley Hall

Question 15

Phineas P.Quimby was an influential proponent for what area of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) New Thought 
B) Christian Science 
C) Spiritualism 
D) Mesmerism 
A) New Thought 
B) Christian Science 
C) Spiritualism 
D) Mesmerism

Question 16

From 1890 to 1920 in the United States, public school enrollment

Accepted Answer

A) decreased as more children left school to work in factories. 
B) decreased as more children attended private schools. 
C) increased as a result of mandatory schooling legislation and immigration. 
D) increased as a result of urbanization. 
A) decreased as more children left school to work in factories. 
B) decreased as more children attended private schools. 
C) increased as a result of mandatory schooling legislation and immigration. 
D) increased as a result of urbanization.

Question 17

Marquis de Puységur, the most important disciple of Franz Anton Mesmer, referred to the mesmeric state as

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic somnambulism. 
B) automation. 
C) hypnotism. 
D) a psychotic break. 
A) magnetic somnambulism. 
B) automation. 
C) hypnotism. 
D) a psychotic break.

Question 18

The movement that began in the 1870s among physicians, parents, educators, and social workers to better understand how children learn is called

Accepted Answer

A) the child study movement. 
B) the child learning movement. 
C) the educational reform movement. 
D) the student movement. 
A) the child study movement. 
B) the child learning movement. 
C) the educational reform movement. 
D) the student movement.

Question 19

The process of inducing a mesmeric state is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) chanting from the mesmerist to induce the trance. 
B) the subject's intense focus on an inanimate object. 
C) creating a deep connection between the mesmerist and the subject. 
D) the mesmerist's ability to produce a trance in even the most skeptical of subjects. 
A) chanting from the mesmerist to induce the trance. 
B) the subject's intense focus on an inanimate object. 
C) creating a deep connection between the mesmerist and the subject. 
D) the mesmerist's ability to produce a trance in even the most skeptical of subjects.

Question 20

The shout tradition of Methodist revivalism had many implications for the development of an everyday psychology in America, with one of the most influential implications being that

Accepted Answer

A) the emotional and psychological intensity of these experiences began to be perceived by some as psychological phenomena. 
B) it strengthened the appeal of a cool and detached scientific Psychology. 
C) it created a space for the study of abnormal psychology. 
D) the emotional and psychological intensity of these experiences proved to many that religious fervor was a dangerous force that needed to be countered with reason. 
A) the emotional and psychological intensity of these experiences began to be perceived by some as psychological phenomena. 
B) it strengthened the appeal of a cool and detached scientific Psychology. 
C) it created a space for the study of abnormal psychology. 
D) the emotional and psychological intensity of these experiences proved to many that religious fervor was a dangerous force that needed to be countered with reason.

Gilbreth formulated an approach to incorporating psychology into industry that involved

Methodist revivalist preacher La Roy Sunderland was critically important in the creation of an everyday psychology because

Who wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency in 1913?

The primary area of application for Psychology when it first debuted as a science with practical aims was

One of the most influential textbooks on American mental philosophy was written by Thomas Upham.This textbook is of particular interest to historians of psychology because

The system of belief based on the existence of an immortal soul and afterlife, which often involved attempted communication with the spirit realm, was

One of the most important outcomes that arose from the mesmeric and spiritual practices popular in mid-19th-century America was

Walter Dill Scott is perhaps best known for his influential work in

Historian Roger Smith has claimed that "every man is his own psychologist." In the context of this text, what does this statement imply?

At the beginning of the 1900s, William James stated that Americans were looking for a particular kind of psychology, one that was

The Scottish philosophical school of common sense realism states that

Which of the following scholars was both a prominent leader in the development of psychology and an avid member of the psychical research community?

Deism is the belief that

The American Psychological Association was founded by which prominent American psychologist in 1892?

Phineas P.Quimby was an influential proponent for what area of psychology?

From 1890 to 1920 in the United States, public school enrollment

Marquis de Puységur, the most important disciple of Franz Anton Mesmer, referred to the mesmeric state as

The movement that began in the 1870s among physicians, parents, educators, and social workers to better understand how children learn is called

The process of inducing a mesmeric state is characterized by

The shout tradition of Methodist revivalism had many implications for the development of an everyday psychology in America, with one of the most influential implications being 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

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

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Exam 5: From Periphery to Center: Creating an American Psychology

Gilbreth formulated an approach to incorporating psychology into industry that involved

Methodist revivalist preacher La Roy Sunderland was critically important in the creation of an everyday psychology because

Who wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency in 1913?

The primary area of application for Psychology when it first debuted as a science with practical aims was

One of the most influential textbooks on American mental philosophy was written by Thomas Upham.This textbook is of particular interest to historians of psychology because

The system of belief based on the existence of an immortal soul and afterlife, which often involved attempted communication with the spirit realm, was

One of the most important outcomes that arose from the mesmeric and spiritual practices popular in mid-19th-century America was

Walter Dill Scott is perhaps best known for his influential work in

Historian Roger Smith has claimed that "every man is his own psychologist." In the context of this text, what does this statement imply?

At the beginning of the 1900s, William James stated that Americans were looking for a particular kind of psychology, one that was

The Scottish philosophical school of common sense realism states that

Which of the following scholars was both a prominent leader in the development of psychology and an avid member of the psychical research community?

Deism is the belief that

The American Psychological Association was founded by which prominent American psychologist in 1892?

Phineas P.Quimby was an influential proponent for what area of psychology?

From 1890 to 1920 in the United States, public school enrollment

Marquis de Puységur, the most important disciple of Franz Anton Mesmer, referred to the mesmeric state as

The movement that began in the 1870s among physicians, parents, educators, and social workers to better understand how children learn is called

The process of inducing a mesmeric state is characterized by

The shout tradition of Methodist revivalism had many implications for the development of an everyday psychology in America, with one of the most influential implications being that

Introduction

Origins of a Science of Mind

Everyday Life and Psychological Practices

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

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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