Question 1

Spencer found psychology to be a "nasty little science."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The study of the total organism as it functions in its environment was the focus of the system posited by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​James 
B) Dewey 
C) ​Angell 
D) Darwin 
E) Woodworth 
A) ​James 
B) Dewey 
C) ​Angell 
D) Darwin 
E) Woodworth

Question 3

Spencer would find the U.S.welfare,affirmative action,and social security programs to be antithetical (opposing)to social Darwinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

James wrote the first textbook on,and thereby initiated,educational psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe at least three contributions of Robert Sessions Woodworth to psychology.

Accepted Answer

Robert Sessions Woodworth made several s

Question 6

Angell argued that the goal of psychology was to study how the mind serves the adaptation of the organism to its environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the variability hypothesis,its influence on the notion of male superiority,and the research of Woolley and Hollingworth in refuting this position.

Accepted Answer

The variability hypothesis is the idea t

Question 8

Pragmatism was defined by Dewey as the study of the organism in use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term gifted children was coined by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Woolley 
B) Calkins 
C) ​Hollingworth 
D) Galton 
E) Binet 
A) ​Woolley 
B) Calkins 
C) ​Hollingworth 
D) Galton 
E) Binet

Question 10

Spencer's pragmatism was extended and elaborated by William James into synthetic philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

James hypothesized that one's reasoning abilities and belief systems are strongly influenced by one's emotions and desires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

This person was born into a wealthy American family.He eventually received a medical degree and taught psychology at Harvard University.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​John Dewey 
B) James Angell 
C) ​Edward Bradford Titchener 
D) Herbert Spencer 
E) William James 
A) ​John Dewey 
B) James Angell 
C) ​Edward Bradford Titchener 
D) Herbert Spencer 
E) William James

Spencer found psychology to be a "nasty little science."

The study of the total organism as it functions in its environment was the focus of the system posited by ____.

Spencer would find the U.S.welfare,affirmative action,and social security programs to be antithetical (opposing)to social Darwinism.

James wrote the first textbook on,and thereby initiated,educational psychology.

Describe at least three contributions of Robert Sessions Woodworth to psychology.

Angell argued that the goal of psychology was to study how the mind serves the adaptation of the organism to its environment.

Describe the variability hypothesis,its influence on the notion of male superiority,and the research of Woolley and Hollingworth in refuting this position.

Pragmatism was defined by Dewey as the study of the organism in use.

The term gifted children was coined by ____.

Spencer's pragmatism was extended and elaborated by William James into synthetic philosophy.

James hypothesized that one's reasoning abilities and belief systems are strongly influenced by one's emotions and desires.

This person was born into a wealthy American family.He eventually received a medical degree and taught psychology at Harvard University.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Exam 7: Functionalism: Development and Founding

Spencer found psychology to be a "nasty little science."

The study of the total organism as it functions in its environment was the focus of the system posited by ____.​

Spencer would find the U.S.welfare,affirmative action,and social security programs to be antithetical (opposing)to social Darwinism.

James wrote the first textbook on,and thereby initiated,educational psychology.

Describe at least three contributions of Robert Sessions Woodworth to psychology.

Angell argued that the goal of psychology was to study how the mind serves the adaptation of the organism to its environment.

Describe the variability hypothesis,its influence on the notion of male superiority,and the research of Woolley and Hollingworth in refuting this position.

Pragmatism was defined by Dewey as the study of the organism in use.

The term gifted children was coined by ____.​

Spencer's pragmatism was extended and elaborated by William James into synthetic philosophy.

James hypothesized that one's reasoning abilities and belief systems are strongly influenced by one's emotions and desires.

This person was born into a wealthy American family.He eventually received a medical degree and taught psychology at Harvard University.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

Filters

The study of the total organism as it functions in its environment was the focus of the system posited by ____.

The term gifted children was coined by ____.

This person was born into a wealthy American family.He eventually received a medical degree and taught psychology at Harvard University.