Exam 12: Functionalism

_____ earned the first Ph.D. in psychology.

Although Harvard University refused to grant her a Ph.D. _________ served as the first female president of the American Psychological Association, and she argued that the concept of the self should be a major focus in the Work of psychologists.

James's position on free will and determinism is characterized most accurately by which of the following Statements?

_______ extended many of the concepts of functionalism into the field of education. He argued that the Concept of democracy is learned and that democratic ideals cannot be fostered in schools that emphasize rote Learning and strict regimentation.

Which of the following is associated with the work of Leta Stetter Hollingworth?

_____ developed the paired-associate method for studying memory.

The book On the Witness Stand is the standard classic in forensic psychology. This book marks _____________ as one of the most important pioneers in the study of the relationships between psychology and the law.

_____ brought Freud and Jung to American and helped introduce psychoanalysis to the United States

The first experimental laboratory in psychology in the United States was founded by

Whereas Cattell attempted to measure intelligence by exploring differences in elementary processes such as reaction times, Alfred Binet looked for differences in

The term mental tests was coined by

According to James, each of the following are characteristics of the stream of thought EXCEPT

"Ontogony recapitulates phylogeny." This statement is most consistent with the ideas of

Which of the following best characterizes James's view on the roles that definitions should play in our lives?

_____ argued that functionalism had been in existence since Aristotle began to investigate the operations Rather than the mere stuff of mental experience.

The major classic exposition of functionalism was set forth in an article entitled "The Province of Functional Psychology" by

The importance of motivation had been neglected in many early systems of psychology. Which of the following did most to elevate the importance of motivation?

Which of the following definitions of psychology would James advocate?

Each of the following is included by James as a component of the self EXCEPT

_____ was primarily concerned with mental activity, defined as "the acquisition, fixation, retention, Organization, and evaluation of experiences and their subsequent utilization in the guidance of conduct."