Question 1

Phrenology was a "productive false start" in each of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  drawing attention to the brain as the central organ of intellect 
B)  demonstrating that human nature could be scientifically studied 
C)  spurring research into localization of function in the brain 
D)  endorsing the method of cranioscopy 
A)  drawing attention to the brain as the central organ of intellect 
B)  demonstrating that human nature could be scientifically studied 
C)  spurring research into localization of function in the brain 
D)  endorsing the method of cranioscopy

Question 2

Descartes believed that

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A)  many movements in humans and all movements in animals were of a purely mechanical and
Nonreflective nature. 
B)  All movements in humans and in animals are mechanical. 
C)  All movements in humans are of a reflective nature and some movements in animals are of a reflective
Nature. 
D)  All human behavior is rational and no animal behavior is rational. 
A)  many movements in humans and all movements in animals were of a purely mechanical and
Nonreflective nature. 
B)  All movements in humans and in animals are mechanical. 
C)  All movements in humans are of a reflective nature and some movements in animals are of a reflective
Nature. 
D)  All human behavior is rational and no animal behavior is rational.

Question 3

________, author of Man a Machine, advanced a radical mechanistic philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Quételet 
B)  Francis Galton 
C)  Hermann von Helmholtz 
D)  Julien Offray de la Mettrie 
A)  Jacques Quételet 
B)  Francis Galton 
C)  Hermann von Helmholtz 
D)  Julien Offray de la Mettrie

Question 4

According to the text, the epistemology embraced by Thomas Hobbes was

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A)  an unqualified empiricism, since knowledge begins with the senses. 
B)  nominalism, since the truths we know are truths about words. 
C)  rationalism, since deduction and the geometric method provide the only basis for verifiable conclusions. 
D)  a complicated combination of empiricism, rationalism and nominalism. 
A)  an unqualified empiricism, since knowledge begins with the senses. 
B)  nominalism, since the truths we know are truths about words. 
C)  rationalism, since deduction and the geometric method provide the only basis for verifiable conclusions. 
D)  a complicated combination of empiricism, rationalism and nominalism.

Question 5

According to Descartes, the soul, in humans,

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A)  is tied to the body, but nevertheless autonomous and free. 
B)  cannot prevent some motions (especially in cases of strong emotions). The soul is therefore not
Completely autonomous. 
C)  is not really tied to the body and is completely free. 
D)  plays no role whatever in any kind of movement. 
A)  is tied to the body, but nevertheless autonomous and free. 
B)  cannot prevent some motions (especially in cases of strong emotions). The soul is therefore not
Completely autonomous. 
C)  is not really tied to the body and is completely free. 
D)  plays no role whatever in any kind of movement.

Question 6

__________ was the first to employ the word reflex in connection with sensory-motor functions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Ignace Guillotin 
B)  Julien Offray de la Mettrie 
C)  Johann August Unzer 
D)  Stephen Hales 
A)  Joseph Ignace Guillotin 
B)  Julien Offray de la Mettrie 
C)  Johann August Unzer 
D)  Stephen Hales

Question 7

_____ wrote Integrative Action of the Nervous System, which laid the foundations for modern
Neurophysiology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Sir Charles Sherrington 
D)  Santiago Ramón Y Cajal 
A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Sir Charles Sherrington 
D)  Santiago Ramón Y Cajal

Question 8

_____ was the French researcher who verified the motor function of the ventral root of the spinal chord and
Discovered the sensory function of the dorsal root of the spinal chord.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pierre-Jean-George Cabanis 
B)  Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C)  François Magendie 
D)  Claude-Adrien Helvetius 
A)  Pierre-Jean-George Cabanis 
B)  Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C)  François Magendie 
D)  Claude-Adrien Helvetius

Question 9

_________ was the first to introduce the terms afferent and efferent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Whytt 
B)  Stephen Hales 
C)  Jan Swammerdam 
D)  Johann August Unzer 
A)  Robert Whytt 
B)  Stephen Hales 
C)  Jan Swammerdam 
D)  Johann August Unzer

Question 10

Electrical stimulation of the cortex is a technique pioneered by

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Joseph Gall and Johann Kaspar Spurzheim. 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig and Theodor Fritsch. 
C)  Paul Broca and Pierre Flourens. 
D)  Hermann von Helmholtz and Johannes Müller. 
A)  Franz Joseph Gall and Johann Kaspar Spurzheim. 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig and Theodor Fritsch. 
C)  Paul Broca and Pierre Flourens. 
D)  Hermann von Helmholtz and Johannes Müller.

Question 11

_____ developed a staining procedure that enhances the features of nerve elements

Accepted Answer

A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Paul Broca 
D)  Santiago Ramón Y Cajal 
A)  Camillo Golgi 
B)  Julius Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Paul Broca 
D)  Santiago Ramón Y Cajal

Question 12

Philosophy to Hobbes was

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A)  the queen of the humanities. 
B)  essentially a social science. 
C)  a branch of theology. 
D)  simply science. 
A)  the queen of the humanities. 
B)  essentially a social science. 
C)  a branch of theology. 
D)  simply science.

Question 13

________ was among the first to use graphs to illustrate the importance of sanitary conditions in field hospitals

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Galton 
B)  Florence Nightingale 
C)  Dorthea Lynde Dix 
D)  Jacques Quételet 
A)  Francis Galton 
B)  Florence Nightingale 
C)  Dorthea Lynde Dix 
D)  Jacques Quételet

Question 14

According to Hobbes, the behavior of human beings can be understood

Accepted Answer

A)  as a complex interaction of mind and body. 
B)  in terms of the free choices that we make. 
C)  in the same quantitative fashion that we employ in our understanding of the physical world. 
D)  in the context of probability. Psychology could never be an exact science. 
A)  as a complex interaction of mind and body. 
B)  in terms of the free choices that we make. 
C)  in the same quantitative fashion that we employ in our understanding of the physical world. 
D)  in the context of probability. Psychology could never be an exact science.

Question 15

Descartes advanced many hypotheses about the pineal gland. Neils Stensen demonstrated that some of these
Hypotheses were incorrect. Which of the following were challenged by Stensen?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pineal gland moves from side to side 
B)  the pineal gland is richly supplied with nerves 
C)  animals do not have pineal glands 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the pineal gland moves from side to side 
B)  the pineal gland is richly supplied with nerves 
C)  animals do not have pineal glands 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

In his work on the doctrine of the specific energies of nerves, _____ argued that a given nerve is only capable of transmitting a single, specific sensation quality

Accepted Answer

A)  Johannes Muller 
B)  Sir Charles Bell 
C)  François Magendie 
D)  Joseph Gall 
A)  Johannes Muller 
B)  Sir Charles Bell 
C)  François Magendie 
D)  Joseph Gall

Question 17

The original derivations of the well-known symmetrical bell-shaped curve were set forth by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Quételet. 
B)  Francis Galton. 
C)  Abraham DeMoivre. 
D)  Blaise Pascal. 
A)  Jacques Quételet. 
B)  Francis Galton. 
C)  Abraham DeMoivre. 
D)  Blaise Pascal.

Phrenology was a "productive false start" in each of the following ways EXCEPT

Descartes believed that

________, author of Man a Machine, advanced a radical mechanistic philosophy.

According to the text, the epistemology embraced by Thomas Hobbes was

According to Descartes, the soul, in humans,

__________ was the first to employ the word reflex in connection with sensory-motor functions.

_____ wrote Integrative Action of the Nervous System, which laid the foundations for modern Neurophysiology.

_____ was the French researcher who verified the motor function of the ventral root of the spinal chord and Discovered the sensory function of the dorsal root of the spinal chord.

_________ was the first to introduce the terms afferent and efferent.

Electrical stimulation of the cortex is a technique pioneered by

_____ developed a staining procedure that enhances the features of nerve elements

Philosophy to Hobbes was

________ was among the first to use graphs to illustrate the importance of sanitary conditions in field hospitals

According to Hobbes, the behavior of human beings can be understood

Descartes advanced many hypotheses about the pineal gland. Neils Stensen demonstrated that some of these Hypotheses were incorrect. Which of the following were challenged by Stensen?

In his work on the doctrine of the specific energies of nerves, _____ argued that a given nerve is only capable of transmitting a single, specific sensation quality

The original derivations of the well-known symmetrical bell-shaped curve were set forth by

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Exam 8: Mechanization and Quantification

Phrenology was a "productive false start" in each of the following ways EXCEPT

Descartes believed that

________, author of Man a Machine, advanced a radical mechanistic philosophy.

According to the text, the epistemology embraced by Thomas Hobbes was

According to Descartes, the soul, in humans,

__________ was the first to employ the word reflex in connection with sensory-motor functions.

_____ wrote Integrative Action of the Nervous System, which laid the foundations for modern Neurophysiology.

_____ was the French researcher who verified the motor function of the ventral root of the spinal chord and Discovered the sensory function of the dorsal root of the spinal chord.

_________ was the first to introduce the terms afferent and efferent.

Electrical stimulation of the cortex is a technique pioneered by

_____ developed a staining procedure that enhances the features of nerve elements

Philosophy to Hobbes was

________ was among the first to use graphs to illustrate the importance of sanitary conditions in field hospitals

According to Hobbes, the behavior of human beings can be understood

Descartes advanced many hypotheses about the pineal gland. Neils Stensen demonstrated that some of these Hypotheses were incorrect. Which of the following were challenged by Stensen?

In his work on the doctrine of the specific energies of nerves, _____ argued that a given nerve is only capable of transmitting a single, specific sensation quality

The original derivations of the well-known symmetrical bell-shaped curve were set forth by

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

Rationalism

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Other Behavioral Psychologies

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychologies

The Rise of Contemporary Psychology

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