Question 1

Gustav Fechner was especially pleased to discover his psychophysical law because

Accepted Answer

A)  it confirmed Kant's conception of the noumenal world. 
B)  it was consistent with the law of conservation of energy. 
C)  it indicated an underlying harmony between the "two faces" (physical and psychological) of nature. 
D)  it was a refutation of physiological mechanism. 
A)  it confirmed Kant's conception of the noumenal world. 
B)  it was consistent with the law of conservation of energy. 
C)  it indicated an underlying harmony between the "two faces" (physical and psychological) of nature. 
D)  it was a refutation of physiological mechanism.

Question 2

Match the experiment with the experimenter.
-Eleanor Jack Gibson

Accepted Answer

A) the measurement of the speed of an electrical current through a severed frog's leg 
B) the use of a tachistoscope to project light alternately through two slits at different time intervals and slightly varying positions 
C) the visual cliff experiment 
A) the measurement of the speed of an electrical current through a severed frog's leg 
B) the use of a tachistoscope to project light alternately through two slits at different time intervals and slightly varying positions 
C) the visual cliff experiment

Question 3

Match the definition with the term.
-vitalism

Accepted Answer

A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts 
A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts

Question 4

A belief in the doctrine of vitalism implied that

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A)  physiological processes could be fully understood through scientific analysis. 
B)  physiological processes could not be fully understood through scientific analysis. 
C)  nervous energy could be increased by vitamins. 
D)  the law of specific nerve energies was incorrect. 
A)  physiological processes could be fully understood through scientific analysis. 
B)  physiological processes could not be fully understood through scientific analysis. 
C)  nervous energy could be increased by vitamins. 
D)  the law of specific nerve energies was incorrect.

Question 5

According to Kant,time and space are

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A)  categories. 
B)  appearances. 
C)  causes. 
D)  intuitions. 
A)  categories. 
B)  appearances. 
C)  causes. 
D)  intuitions.

Question 6

Why was Fechner's invention of psychophysics important for the development of scientific psychology?

Accepted Answer

With its use of successive jnd's as quan

Question 7

To Helmholtz,the law of conservation of energy implied all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  all forms of energy are interchangeable varieties from a single reservoir, which cannot be increased or decreased. 
B)  causality is probabilistic, not absolute. 
C)  there could be no perpetual motion machine. 
D)  vitalist theory seemed to be contrary to other natural laws. 
A)  all forms of energy are interchangeable varieties from a single reservoir, which cannot be increased or decreased. 
B)  causality is probabilistic, not absolute. 
C)  there could be no perpetual motion machine. 
D)  vitalist theory seemed to be contrary to other natural laws.

Question 8

Match the definition with the term.
-phi phenomenon

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that there is similarity in the structural characteristics of perceptual and brain processes 
B) the perception of continuous motion that occurs when observing a succession of slightly varying still images 
C) the unique psychological field in which each person resides,which is comprised of the totality of their psychological situation at any moment 
A) the idea that there is similarity in the structural characteristics of perceptual and brain processes 
B) the perception of continuous motion that occurs when observing a succession of slightly varying still images 
C) the unique psychological field in which each person resides,which is comprised of the totality of their psychological situation at any moment

Question 9

Match the definition with the term.
-Gestalt psychology

Accepted Answer

A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts 
A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts

Question 10

When subjects in Helmholtz's experiment learned to adjust their responses to the distorted images produced by prismatic glasses,they illustrated

Accepted Answer

A)  visual accommodation. 
B)  trial-and-error learning. 
C)  perceptual adaptation. 
D)  perceptual nativism. 
A)  visual accommodation. 
B)  trial-and-error learning. 
C)  perceptual adaptation. 
D)  perceptual nativism.

Question 11

Match the definition with the term.
-psychophysics

Accepted Answer

A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts 
A) the doctrine that all living organisms possess a nonphysical "life force" essential for life and not open to scientific study 
B) the doctrine that all physiological process may be understood in terms of physical and chemical principles 
C) the study of relationships between the objectively measured intensities of various stimuli and the subjective impressions of those intensities 
D) the study of the ways the mind organizes experiences and perceptions into orga-nized wholes that are more than the sums of their separate parts

Gustav Fechner was especially pleased to discover his psychophysical law because

Match the experiment with the experimenter. -Eleanor Jack Gibson

Match the definition with the term. -vitalism

A belief in the doctrine of vitalism implied that

According to Kant,time and space are

Why was Fechner's invention of psychophysics important for the development of scientific psychology?

To Helmholtz,the law of conservation of energy implied all of the following EXCEPT

Match the definition with the term. -phi phenomenon

Match the definition with the term. -Gestalt psychology

When subjects in Helmholtz's experiment learned to adjust their responses to the distorted images produced by prismatic glasses,they illustrated

Match the definition with the term. -psychophysics

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 5: The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Gustav Fechner was especially pleased to discover his psychophysical law because

Match the experiment with the experimenter. -Eleanor Jack Gibson

Match the definition with the term. -vitalism

A belief in the doctrine of vitalism implied that

According to Kant,time and space are

Why was Fechner's invention of psychophysics important for the development of scientific psychology?

To Helmholtz,the law of conservation of energy implied all of the following EXCEPT

Match the definition with the term. -phi phenomenon

Match the definition with the term. -Gestalt psychology

When subjects in Helmholtz's experiment learned to adjust their responses to the distorted images produced by prismatic glasses,they illustrated

Match the definition with the term. -psychophysics

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

Filters