Question 1

The British Empiricists believed that the mind could be modeled as a physical system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Parallel distributed processing (PDP) refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  an early method for measuring reaction time. 
B)  the use of fMRI to study brain activity. 
C)  a modern model of cognition. 
D)  a method of statistical analysis. 
A)  an early method for measuring reaction time. 
B)  the use of fMRI to study brain activity. 
C)  a modern model of cognition. 
D)  a method of statistical analysis.

Question 3

The structuralists are known for their use of the reaction-time experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Wundt believed that higher mental processes such as memory and thought could not be studied experimentally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Wilhelm Wundt has been credited with establishing

Accepted Answer

A)  the first laboratory of experimental psychology. 
B)  the behaviorist school of psychology. 
C)  the first psychology journal. 
D)  psychoanalysis. 
A)  the first laboratory of experimental psychology. 
B)  the behaviorist school of psychology. 
C)  the first psychology journal. 
D)  psychoanalysis.

Question 6

Cognitive psychologists study unobservable mental events with objective, scientific methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Early dualists argued that the mind could control the body, but there was little influence in the opposite direction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true of behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behaviorism had very little impact on scientific psychology. 
B)  Behaviorists considered mental events such as consciousness and imagery to be the appropriate focus of psychological research. 
C)  Behaviorism has been a major influence in experimental psychology. 
D)  A behaviorist established the first laboratory of experimental psychology. 
A)  Behaviorism had very little impact on scientific psychology. 
B)  Behaviorists considered mental events such as consciousness and imagery to be the appropriate focus of psychological research. 
C)  Behaviorism has been a major influence in experimental psychology. 
D)  A behaviorist established the first laboratory of experimental psychology.

Question 9

What is Weber's Law? Briefly describe the method used by Weber in investigating this law.

Accepted Answer

Weber's Law, also known as the Weber-Fec

Question 10

The introspective method was common to structuralism and behaviorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to the theory called __________, the body is governed by physical laws but the mind is not.

Accepted Answer

A)  monism 
B)  dualism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  bilingualism 
A)  monism 
B)  dualism 
C)  pluralism 
D)  bilingualism

Question 12

Recently, the trend in psychology has been toward specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following individuals was NOT a British empiricist philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke 
B)  Berkeley 
C)  Hume 
D)  Watson 
A)  Locke 
B)  Berkeley 
C)  Hume 
D)  Watson

Question 14

Many of the early German physiologists in the nineteenth century believed that forces in the human were

Accepted Answer

A)  mental and physical. 
B)  chemical and physical. 
C)  mental and chemical. 
D)  chemical and biological. 
A)  mental and physical. 
B)  chemical and physical. 
C)  mental and chemical. 
D)  chemical and biological.

Question 15

Gustav Fechner is credited with opening the first psychology laboratory in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The British Empiricists believed that the mind could be modeled as a physical system.

Parallel distributed processing (PDP) refers to

The structuralists are known for their use of the reaction-time experiment.

Wundt believed that higher mental processes such as memory and thought could not be studied experimentally.

Wilhelm Wundt has been credited with establishing

Cognitive psychologists study unobservable mental events with objective, scientific methods.

Early dualists argued that the mind could control the body, but there was little influence in the opposite direction.

Which of the following is true of behaviorism?

What is Weber's Law? Briefly describe the method used by Weber in investigating this law.

The introspective method was common to structuralism and behaviorism.

According to the theory called __________, the body is governed by physical laws but the mind is not.

Recently, the trend in psychology has been toward specialization.

Which of the following individuals was NOT a British empiricist philosopher?

Many of the early German physiologists in the nineteenth century believed that forces in the human were

Gustav Fechner is credited with opening the first psychology laboratory in the United States.

Explanation in Scientific Psychology

Research Techniques: Observation and Correlation

Research Techniques: Experiments

Ethics in Psychological Research

How to Read and Write Research Reports

Psychophysics

Perception

Attention and Reaction Time

Learning and Conditioning

Remembering and Forgetting

Thinking and Problem Solving

Individual Differences and Development

Social Psychology

Environmental Psychology

Human Factors

Statistical Reasoning: An Introduction

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Exam 16: Experimental Psychology: A Historical Sketch

The British Empiricists believed that the mind could be modeled as a physical system.

Parallel distributed processing (PDP) refers to

The structuralists are known for their use of the reaction-time experiment.

Wundt believed that higher mental processes such as memory and thought could not be studied experimentally.

Wilhelm Wundt has been credited with establishing

Cognitive psychologists study unobservable mental events with objective, scientific methods.

Early dualists argued that the mind could control the body, but there was little influence in the opposite direction.

Which of the following is true of behaviorism?

What is Weber's Law? Briefly describe the method used by Weber in investigating this law.

The introspective method was common to structuralism and behaviorism.

According to the theory called __________, the body is governed by physical laws but the mind is not.

Recently, the trend in psychology has been toward specialization.

Which of the following individuals was NOT a British empiricist philosopher?

Many of the early German physiologists in the nineteenth century believed that forces in the human were

Gustav Fechner is credited with opening the first psychology laboratory in the United States.

Explanation in Scientific Psychology

Research Techniques: Observation and Correlation

Research Techniques: Experiments

Ethics in Psychological Research

How to Read and Write Research Reports

Psychophysics

Perception

Attention and Reaction Time

Learning and Conditioning

Remembering and Forgetting

Thinking and Problem Solving

Individual Differences and Development

Social Psychology

Environmental Psychology

Human Factors

Statistical Reasoning: An Introduction

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