Question 1

What were the consequences of Frederick Winslow Taylor's reconceptualization of the workforce for psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychologists saw the opportunity to use the popularity of Taylor's work to apply psychology to the industrial workforce. 
B) Taylor's popular approach overshadowed the advancements that psychologists had been making in the field of industrial psychology. 
C) Taylor's workplace reform had no impact on the field of Psychology. 
D) Psychologists were provided with the opportunity to further develop Taylor's original plan, which had proven to be unsuccessful, and provide other suggestions to improve efficiency and worker morale. 
A) Psychologists saw the opportunity to use the popularity of Taylor's work to apply psychology to the industrial workforce. 
B) Taylor's popular approach overshadowed the advancements that psychologists had been making in the field of industrial psychology. 
C) Taylor's workplace reform had no impact on the field of Psychology. 
D) Psychologists were provided with the opportunity to further develop Taylor's original plan, which had proven to be unsuccessful, and provide other suggestions to improve efficiency and worker morale.

Question 2

Until the late 19th century, when research universities were established, the only way to obtain graduate training in the United States was through

Accepted Answer

A) seminary training. 
B) mentorship outside of an educational institution. 
C) private institutions that offered training in various fields. 
D) apprenticeships. 
A) seminary training. 
B) mentorship outside of an educational institution. 
C) private institutions that offered training in various fields. 
D) apprenticeships.

Question 3

In typical historical accounts of the beginning of the new Psychology in America, the existing tradition of American mental and moral philosophy is often presented as

Accepted Answer

A) an outdated way of thinking from which the new Psychology was a radical departure. 
B) similar to the new Psychology. 
C) a rich source of material for the new psychologists. 
D) American mental and moral philosophy before the new Psychology is never presented because it not exist. 
A) an outdated way of thinking from which the new Psychology was a radical departure. 
B) similar to the new Psychology. 
C) a rich source of material for the new psychologists. 
D) American mental and moral philosophy before the new Psychology is never presented because it not exist.

Question 4

James McCosh, a Scottish realist philosopher, responded to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by stating that

Accepted Answer

A) Darwin's research was simply a collection of diary entries, had no empirically support, and was not valid. 
B) Darwin was rejecting God on the mistaken notion that the variety and adaptability of species was something other than God's work. 
C) the theory of evolution by natural selection was a fairy tale buttressed by science. 
D) evolution was simply an example of God's handiwork. 
A) Darwin's research was simply a collection of diary entries, had no empirically support, and was not valid. 
B) Darwin was rejecting God on the mistaken notion that the variety and adaptability of species was something other than God's work. 
C) the theory of evolution by natural selection was a fairy tale buttressed by science. 
D) evolution was simply an example of God's handiwork.

Question 5

Clinical psychology is a term originally coined in the United States by

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) Lewis Terman. 
C) Alfred Binet. 
D) Lightner Witmer. 
A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) Lewis Terman. 
C) Alfred Binet. 
D) Lightner Witmer.

What were the consequences of Frederick Winslow Taylor's reconceptualization of the workforce for psychologists?

Until the late 19th century, when research universities were established, the only way to obtain graduate training in the United States was through

In typical historical accounts of the beginning of the new Psychology in America, the existing tradition of American mental and moral philosophy is often presented as

James McCosh, a Scottish realist philosopher, responded to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by stating that

Clinical psychology is a term originally coined in the United States by

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

What were the consequences of Frederick Winslow Taylor's reconceptualization of the workforce for psychologists?

Until the late 19th century, when research universities were established, the only way to obtain graduate training in the United States was through

In typical historical accounts of the beginning of the new Psychology in America, the existing tradition of American mental and moral philosophy is often presented as

James McCosh, a Scottish realist philosopher, responded to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by stating that

Clinical psychology is a term originally coined in the United States by

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

Filters