Question 1

The intelligence test data from World War I recruits indicated that whites scored higher than all other groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The army Alpha and army Beta tests were essential in separating the literate recruits from the illiterate in World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

It is the prevailing and undisputed opinion that intelligence tests are culturally biased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Who extended the age range of the Stanford-Binet downward?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​James Cattell 
B) Psyche Cattell 
C) ​Florence Goodenough 
D) Thelma Thurstone 
E) Anne Anastasi 
A) ​James Cattell 
B) Psyche Cattell 
C) ​Florence Goodenough 
D) Thelma Thurstone 
E) Anne Anastasi

Question 5

Cattell wrote that he found himself "making brilliant discoveries in science and philosophy" when ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​with Wundt at Leipzig 
B) with Hall at Johns Hopkins 
C) ​with James at Harvard 
D) using drugs 
E) studying psychophysics 
A) ​with Wundt at Leipzig 
B) with Hall at Johns Hopkins 
C) ​with James at Harvard 
D) using drugs 
E) studying psychophysics

Question 6

In 1900,the American public's response to the new science of psychology was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​concern about psychologists' ability to read people's minds 
B) to reject it until World War I and the development of intelligence tests 
C) ​to embrace it 
D) to reject functionalism but accept structuralism 
E) to reject structuralism but accept functionalism 
A) ​concern about psychologists' ability to read people's minds 
B) to reject it until World War I and the development of intelligence tests 
C) ​to embrace it 
D) to reject functionalism but accept structuralism 
E) to reject structuralism but accept functionalism

Question 7

The effect of World War I on the evolution of psychological testing was to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​establish a hospitable environment for such endeavors 
B) identify the need for "culture fair" tests 
C) ​establish a baseline of racial differences in IQs in the United States 
D) refute the assumption that illiterates are mentally retarded 
E) pave the way for aptitude tests for high-school students 
A) ​establish a hospitable environment for such endeavors 
B) identify the need for "culture fair" tests 
C) ​establish a baseline of racial differences in IQs in the United States 
D) refute the assumption that illiterates are mentally retarded 
E) pave the way for aptitude tests for high-school students

Question 8

American psychology was influenced more by the works of Wundt and Titchener than by the work of Darwin and Galton.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first effective tests of mental faculties were developed by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hall 
B) Cattell 
C) ​Binet 
D) Terman 
E) Wechsler 
A) ​Hall 
B) Cattell 
C) ​Binet 
D) Terman 
E) Wechsler

Question 10

Attempts by psychologists during World War I to develop group tests of personality characteristics were a dismal and embarrassing failure.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

____ used the Binet test at Ellis Island to restrict the entry of immigrants to the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Simon 
B) Terman 
C) ​Thorndike 
D) Goddard 
E) Herrnstein 
A) ​Simon 
B) Terman 
C) ​Thorndike 
D) Goddard 
E) Herrnstein

Question 12

The first person to apply psychology to advertising was Watson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Witmer's Ph.D.training with Wundt was a key part of his knowledge base in clinical psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What persuaded psychologists to apply their expertise to problems in education?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​World War I and immigration 
B) An increase in public school enrollment 
C) ​Intelligence testing 
D) The popular appeal and status of psychology 
E) James's Talks to Teachers and the need to test and educate newly arrived immigrants 
A) ​World War I and immigration 
B) An increase in public school enrollment 
C) ​Intelligence testing 
D) The popular appeal and status of psychology 
E) James's Talks to Teachers and the need to test and educate newly arrived immigrants

Question 15

Cattell's work was novel in its focus on ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​conscious content 
B) conscious process 
C) ​human abilities 
D) personality 
E) reaction time studies 
A) ​conscious content 
B) conscious process 
C) ​human abilities 
D) personality 
E) reaction time studies

Question 16

Scott developed the "direct commands" approach to advertising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Unlike Galton's eugenics,Cattell's position on that subject was that data on individual differences should be used to develop programs to teach people to adapt more successfully to their environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cattell learned about and gained his interest in statistical analysis from Wundt's analysis techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​The assessment and treatment of abnormal behavior in children was established in American psychology by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​Münsterberg 
B) Freud 
C) ​Goddard 
D) Healey 
E) Witmer 
A) ​Münsterberg 
B) Freud 
C) ​Goddard 
D) Healey 
E) Witmer

Question 20

The first Binet-Simon test focused on learning,thinking,and memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The intelligence test data from World War I recruits indicated that whites scored higher than all other groups.

The army Alpha and army Beta tests were essential in separating the literate recruits from the illiterate in World War I.

It is the prevailing and undisputed opinion that intelligence tests are culturally biased.

Who extended the age range of the Stanford-Binet downward?

Cattell wrote that he found himself "making brilliant discoveries in science and philosophy" when ____.

In 1900,the American public's response to the new science of psychology was ____.

The effect of World War I on the evolution of psychological testing was to ____.

American psychology was influenced more by the works of Wundt and Titchener than by the work of Darwin and Galton.

The first effective tests of mental faculties were developed by ____.

Attempts by psychologists during World War I to develop group tests of personality characteristics were a dismal and embarrassing failure.

____ used the Binet test at Ellis Island to restrict the entry of immigrants to the United States.

The first person to apply psychology to advertising was Watson.

Witmer's Ph.D.training with Wundt was a key part of his knowledge base in clinical psychology.

What persuaded psychologists to apply their expertise to problems in education?

Cattell's work was novel in its focus on ____.

Scott developed the "direct commands" approach to advertising.

Unlike Galton's eugenics,Cattell's position on that subject was that data on individual differences should be used to develop programs to teach people to adapt more successfully to their environments.

Cattell learned about and gained his interest in statistical analysis from Wundt's analysis techniques.

The assessment and treatment of abnormal behavior in children was established in American psychology by ____.

The first Binet-Simon test focused on learning,thinking,and memory.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

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 8: Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

The intelligence test data from World War I recruits indicated that whites scored higher than all other groups.

The army Alpha and army Beta tests were essential in separating the literate recruits from the illiterate in World War I.

It is the prevailing and undisputed opinion that intelligence tests are culturally biased.

Who extended the age range of the Stanford-Binet downward?​

Cattell wrote that he found himself "making brilliant discoveries in science and philosophy" when ____.​

In 1900,the American public's response to the new science of psychology was ____.​

The effect of World War I on the evolution of psychological testing was to ____.​

American psychology was influenced more by the works of Wundt and Titchener than by the work of Darwin and Galton.​

The first effective tests of mental faculties were developed by ____.

Attempts by psychologists during World War I to develop group tests of personality characteristics were a dismal and embarrassing failure.​

____ used the Binet test at Ellis Island to restrict the entry of immigrants to the United States.​

The first person to apply psychology to advertising was Watson.

Witmer's Ph.D.training with Wundt was a key part of his knowledge base in clinical psychology.

What persuaded psychologists to apply their expertise to problems in education?​

Cattell's work was novel in its focus on ____.​

Scott developed the "direct commands" approach to advertising.

Unlike Galton's eugenics,Cattell's position on that subject was that data on individual differences should be used to develop programs to teach people to adapt more successfully to their environments.

Cattell learned about and gained his interest in statistical analysis from Wundt's analysis techniques.

​The assessment and treatment of abnormal behavior in children was established in American psychology by ____.

The first Binet-Simon test focused on learning,thinking,and memory.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

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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Who extended the age range of the Stanford-Binet downward?

Cattell wrote that he found himself "making brilliant discoveries in science and philosophy" when ____.

In 1900,the American public's response to the new science of psychology was ____.

The effect of World War I on the evolution of psychological testing was to ____.

American psychology was influenced more by the works of Wundt and Titchener than by the work of Darwin and Galton.

Attempts by psychologists during World War I to develop group tests of personality characteristics were a dismal and embarrassing failure.

____ used the Binet test at Ellis Island to restrict the entry of immigrants to the United States.

What persuaded psychologists to apply their expertise to problems in education?

Cattell's work was novel in its focus on ____.

The assessment and treatment of abnormal behavior in children was established in American psychology by ____.