Question 1

Watson's most profound public impact was on American educational practices.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Watson's position on verbal reports was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​to redefine them as motor responses 
B) to redefine thinking as speaking to oneself 
C) ​to limit their use to situations in which they could be verified 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​to redefine them as motor responses 
B) to redefine thinking as speaking to oneself 
C) ​to limit their use to situations in which they could be verified 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 3

A major criticism of Watson's system is that it discounts ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​sensation and perception 
B) thought processes 
C) ​emotions 
D) social relationships 
E) extrasensory perception 
A) ​sensation and perception 
B) thought processes 
C) ​emotions 
D) social relationships 
E) extrasensory perception

Question 4

One criticism of Watson was that his strict objectivity ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​was hard to achieve 
B) was good for the discipline 
C) ​needed to be discarded 
D) was second to the introspection method 
E) None of the above. 
A) ​was hard to achieve 
B) was good for the discipline 
C) ​needed to be discarded 
D) was second to the introspection method 
E) None of the above.

Question 5

Watson adopted the conditioned reflex method of research established by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​James and Peirce 
B) Pavlov and Bekhterev 
C) ​Angell and Carr 
D) Woodworth and Cattell 
E) Wundt and Titchener 
A) ​James and Peirce 
B) Pavlov and Bekhterev 
C) ​Angell and Carr 
D) Woodworth and Cattell 
E) Wundt and Titchener

Question 6

One part of the cerebral cortex is essentially equal to another in its contribution to learning;this is ____ principle of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Watson's;equipotentiality 
B) Lashley's;equipotentiality 
C) ​Lashley's;mass action 
D) Jastrow's;cortical substitution 
E) Jastrow's;mass action 
A) ​Watson's;equipotentiality 
B) Lashley's;equipotentiality 
C) ​Lashley's;mass action 
D) Jastrow's;cortical substitution 
E) Jastrow's;mass action

Question 7

In the long run,Watson's behaviorism ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​supplanted structuralism,pragmatism,and functionalism 
B) supplanted structuralism but has continued to evolve alongside functionalism 
C) ​has continually interacted with functionalism,borrowing some concepts while criticizing others 
D) supplanted structuralism and absorbed pragmatism and functionalism 
E) was absorbed into the mainstream of psychology and thereby lost its distinctiveness and revolutionary spirit and initiative 
A) ​supplanted structuralism,pragmatism,and functionalism 
B) supplanted structuralism but has continued to evolve alongside functionalism 
C) ​has continually interacted with functionalism,borrowing some concepts while criticizing others 
D) supplanted structuralism and absorbed pragmatism and functionalism 
E) was absorbed into the mainstream of psychology and thereby lost its distinctiveness and revolutionary spirit and initiative

Question 8

Watson believed that the behavior of people as consumers of goods and services could be predicted and controlled,just like the behavior of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​machines 
B) rats 
C) ​animals 
D) viruses 
E) organisms 
A) ​machines 
B) rats 
C) ​animals 
D) viruses 
E) organisms

Question 9

This person said,in criticizing Watson,that introspection had to be used to study certain psychological processes.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Calkins 
B) Lashley 
C) ​Washburn 
D) Thorndike 
E) Hall 
A) ​Calkins 
B) Lashley 
C) ​Washburn 
D) Thorndike 
E) Hall

Question 10

It was not until after Watson's death that the goal of behaviorism was defined as the prediction and control of behavior.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How many fundamental emotions were seen in infants,according to Watson?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​2 
B) 3 
C) ​4 
D) 5 
E) 6 
A) ​2 
B) 3 
C) ​4 
D) 5 
E) 6

Question 12

For Watson,the goal of psychology is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a utopia based on operant conditioning principles 
B) the prediction and control of behavior 
C) ​the expansion of Pavlovian conditioning to voluntary behaviors 
D) the reduction of cognitive processes to their biological correlates 
E) a unitary scheme of animal responses 
A) ​a utopia based on operant conditioning principles 
B) the prediction and control of behavior 
C) ​the expansion of Pavlovian conditioning to voluntary behaviors 
D) the reduction of cognitive processes to their biological correlates 
E) a unitary scheme of animal responses

Question 13

Watson has been criticized for which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​methods of behaviorism 
B) his childrearing beliefs 
C) ​his personality 
D) A and B only 
E) All of the above. 
A) ​methods of behaviorism 
B) his childrearing beliefs 
C) ​his personality 
D) A and B only 
E) All of the above.

Question 14

In behaviorism,subjects were both "observer" and "observed."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Watson's position on the use of the term consciousness was to ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​eliminate it entirely from psychological research because it is not an objective method 
B) examine its relevance to overt behaviors 
C) ​infer the elements of consciousness from overt behaviors 
D) infer the elements of consciousness from observable physiological substrates 
E) infer its processes from its measurable blood metabolites 
A) ​eliminate it entirely from psychological research because it is not an objective method 
B) examine its relevance to overt behaviors 
C) ​infer the elements of consciousness from overt behaviors 
D) infer the elements of consciousness from observable physiological substrates 
E) infer its processes from its measurable blood metabolites

Question 16

Controversy regarding Watson's childrearing practices is evidenced by his own children's attempts at suicide.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Watson argued that consumer behavior was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​under the control of fundamental or conditioned emotional stimuli 
B) controlled according to the law of suggestibility 
C) ​immune to aversive conditioning 
D) vulnerable to the law of exercise 
E) controlled by the law of resemblance 
A) ​under the control of fundamental or conditioned emotional stimuli 
B) controlled according to the law of suggestibility 
C) ​immune to aversive conditioning 
D) vulnerable to the law of exercise 
E) controlled by the law of resemblance

Question 18

Watson's approach to advertising was filled with the doctrine of mechanism.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Watson,the three fundamental emotions displayed by infants were ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​fear,sadness,and love 
B) fear,rage,and sadness 
C) ​fear,rage,and love 
D) fear,loneliness,and rage 
E) loneliness,rage,and love 
A) ​fear,sadness,and love 
B) fear,rage,and sadness 
C) ​fear,rage,and love 
D) fear,loneliness,and rage 
E) loneliness,rage,and love

Question 20

In Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,Watson stated that psychology is a natural science because it relies on the experimental method.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Watson's most profound public impact was on American educational practices.

Watson's position on verbal reports was ____.

A major criticism of Watson's system is that it discounts ____.

One criticism of Watson was that his strict objectivity ____.

Watson adopted the conditioned reflex method of research established by ____.

One part of the cerebral cortex is essentially equal to another in its contribution to learning;this is principle of .

In the long run,Watson's behaviorism ____.

Watson believed that the behavior of people as consumers of goods and services could be predicted and controlled,just like the behavior of ____.

This person said,in criticizing Watson,that introspection had to be used to study certain psychological processes.

It was not until after Watson's death that the goal of behaviorism was defined as the prediction and control of behavior.

How many fundamental emotions were seen in infants,according to Watson?

For Watson,the goal of psychology is ____.

Watson has been criticized for which of the following?

In behaviorism,subjects were both "observer" and "observed."

Watson's position on the use of the term consciousness was to ____.

Controversy regarding Watson's childrearing practices is evidenced by his own children's attempts at suicide.

Watson argued that consumer behavior was ____.

Watson's approach to advertising was filled with the doctrine of mechanism.

According to Watson,the three fundamental emotions displayed by infants were ____.

In Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,Watson stated that psychology is a natural science because it relies on the experimental method.

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

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Watson's most profound public impact was on American educational practices.​

Watson's position on verbal reports was ____.​

A major criticism of Watson's system is that it discounts ____.​

One criticism of Watson was that his strict objectivity ____.​

Watson adopted the conditioned reflex method of research established by ____.​

One part of the cerebral cortex is essentially equal to another in its contribution to learning;this is ____ principle of ____.​

In the long run,Watson's behaviorism ____.​

Watson believed that the behavior of people as consumers of goods and services could be predicted and controlled,just like the behavior of ____.​

This person said,in criticizing Watson,that introspection had to be used to study certain psychological processes.​

It was not until after Watson's death that the goal of behaviorism was defined as the prediction and control of behavior.​

How many fundamental emotions were seen in infants,according to Watson?​

For Watson,the goal of psychology is ____.​

Watson has been criticized for which of the following?​

In behaviorism,subjects were both "observer" and "observed."​

Watson's position on the use of the term consciousness was to ____.​

Controversy regarding Watson's childrearing practices is evidenced by his own children's attempts at suicide.​

Watson argued that consumer behavior was ____.​

Watson's approach to advertising was filled with the doctrine of mechanism.​

According to Watson,the three fundamental emotions displayed by infants were ____.​

In Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,Watson stated that psychology is a natural science because it relies on the experimental method.​

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

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Watson's most profound public impact was on American educational practices.

Watson's position on verbal reports was ____.

A major criticism of Watson's system is that it discounts ____.

One criticism of Watson was that his strict objectivity ____.

Watson adopted the conditioned reflex method of research established by ____.

One part of the cerebral cortex is essentially equal to another in its contribution to learning;this is principle of .

In the long run,Watson's behaviorism ____.

Watson believed that the behavior of people as consumers of goods and services could be predicted and controlled,just like the behavior of ____.

This person said,in criticizing Watson,that introspection had to be used to study certain psychological processes.

It was not until after Watson's death that the goal of behaviorism was defined as the prediction and control of behavior.

How many fundamental emotions were seen in infants,according to Watson?

For Watson,the goal of psychology is ____.

Watson has been criticized for which of the following?

In behaviorism,subjects were both "observer" and "observed."

Watson's position on the use of the term consciousness was to ____.

Controversy regarding Watson's childrearing practices is evidenced by his own children's attempts at suicide.

Watson argued that consumer behavior was ____.

Watson's approach to advertising was filled with the doctrine of mechanism.

According to Watson,the three fundamental emotions displayed by infants were ____.

In Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It,Watson stated that psychology is a natural science because it relies on the experimental method.