Question 1

Hermann von Helmholtz's trichromatic theory of color vision suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) every color that is perceived by humans is the result of a specific combination of up to three retinal receptors. 
B) color vision results from stimulation of specific receptors on the retina. 
C) the physiological process of color vision differs from that of monochromatic vision. 
D) color vision results from stimulation of specific receptors on the cornea. 
A) every color that is perceived by humans is the result of a specific combination of up to three retinal receptors. 
B) color vision results from stimulation of specific receptors on the retina. 
C) the physiological process of color vision differs from that of monochromatic vision. 
D) color vision results from stimulation of specific receptors on the cornea.

Question 2

Your textbook authors state that at least four strands of thought and practice were important for the emergence of Psychology by the end of the 19th century.These are

Accepted Answer

A) philosophy, medicine, evolutionary theory, and religion. 
B) philosophy, physiognomy, Lamarckiansim, and religion. 
C) philosophy, physiology, evolution by natural selection, and religion. 
D) philosophy, physiology, evolution by natural selection, and creation of a psychological sensibility through everyday practices. 
A) philosophy, medicine, evolutionary theory, and religion. 
B) philosophy, physiognomy, Lamarckiansim, and religion. 
C) philosophy, physiology, evolution by natural selection, and religion. 
D) philosophy, physiology, evolution by natural selection, and creation of a psychological sensibility through everyday practices.

Question 3

The efforts of Robert Whytt, William Cullen, Franz Joseph Gall, and others to contend that mental processes could be accounted for by bodily processes alone and that the brain and mind were not separate entities was strongly resisted because

Accepted Answer

A) the church had control over access to research facilities and equipment, and ideas deviating from the traditional Cartesian method were not tolerated. 
B) the development of an empirically valid method to test such a theory had not yet been developed, and the idea was so foreign to people that it was disregarded. 
C) many people thought that higher mental processes, such as will and intellect, were unique to humans and therefore required a more elaborate explanation. 
D) to follow the beliefs of scientists, who by their nature deviated from the teachings of the church, often resulted in being shunned by family and friends. 
A) the church had control over access to research facilities and equipment, and ideas deviating from the traditional Cartesian method were not tolerated. 
B) the development of an empirically valid method to test such a theory had not yet been developed, and the idea was so foreign to people that it was disregarded. 
C) many people thought that higher mental processes, such as will and intellect, were unique to humans and therefore required a more elaborate explanation. 
D) to follow the beliefs of scientists, who by their nature deviated from the teachings of the church, often resulted in being shunned by family and friends.

Question 4

Robert Whytt's 1751 publication On the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals suggests that the principle of sentience is the force behind an organism's response to stimuli.This was an important finding because

Accepted Answer

A) it allowed a third absolute category (stimulated motion) to be introduced into the mind-body debate. 
B) it offered an alternative to Cartesian dualism. 
C) the previous beliefs surrounding response-stimuli were not congruent with the zeitgeist of psychology and were quickly becoming irrelevant. 
D) of none of the above 
A) it allowed a third absolute category (stimulated motion) to be introduced into the mind-body debate. 
B) it offered an alternative to Cartesian dualism. 
C) the previous beliefs surrounding response-stimuli were not congruent with the zeitgeist of psychology and were quickly becoming irrelevant. 
D) of none of the above

Question 5

Whytt's principle of sentience refers to

Accepted Answer

A) breaking down the functions of the body and mind into separate, absolute categories. 
B) the theory that energy can never be created or destroyed. 
C) an organism's response to stimuli involves the action of volition (a function of higher mental powers). 
D) the theory that all living organisms are sentient. 
A) breaking down the functions of the body and mind into separate, absolute categories. 
B) the theory that energy can never be created or destroyed. 
C) an organism's response to stimuli involves the action of volition (a function of higher mental powers). 
D) the theory that all living organisms are sentient.

Hermann von Helmholtz's trichromatic theory of color vision suggests that

Your textbook authors state that at least four strands of thought and practice were important for the emergence of Psychology by the end of the 19th century.These are

The efforts of Robert Whytt, William Cullen, Franz Joseph Gall, and others to contend that mental processes could be accounted for by bodily processes alone and that the brain and mind were not separate entities was strongly resisted because

Robert Whytt's 1751 publication On the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals suggests that the principle of sentience is the force behind an organism's response to stimuli.This was an important finding because

Whytt's principle of sentience refers to

Introduction

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 2: Origins of a Science of Mind

Hermann von Helmholtz's trichromatic theory of color vision suggests that

Your textbook authors state that at least four strands of thought and practice were important for the emergence of Psychology by the end of the 19th century.These are

The efforts of Robert Whytt, William Cullen, Franz Joseph Gall, and others to contend that mental processes could be accounted for by bodily processes alone and that the brain and mind were not separate entities was strongly resisted because

Robert Whytt's 1751 publication On the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals suggests that the principle of sentience is the force behind an organism's response to stimuli.This was an important finding because

Whytt's principle of sentience refers to

Introduction

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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