Question 1

The Bell-Magendie law

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A)  holds that sensory nerves are dorsal, motor ones ventral 
B)  holds that sensory nerves are ventral, motor ones dorsal 
C)  refuted Eristratus's and Galen's earlier speculations 
D)  was an early recognition of the significance of the reflex 
A)  holds that sensory nerves are dorsal, motor ones ventral 
B)  holds that sensory nerves are ventral, motor ones dorsal 
C)  refuted Eristratus's and Galen's earlier speculations 
D)  was an early recognition of the significance of the reflex

Question 2

How did Herbart, Weber, Fechner, and Ebbinghaus refute Kant's dictum that psychology cannot be a science?

Accepted Answer

@#LAT-DLM&all four quantified psychologi

Question 3

Summarize the three basic assumptions of phrenology.

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@#LAT-DLM&specific psychological faculties or func

Question 4

The membrane theory

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A)  none of these 
B)  is basically the same as the all-or-none law 
C)  was established by Ramón y Cajal's neuron theory 
D)  holds that specific energies of nerves convey sensory quality 
A)  none of these 
B)  is basically the same as the all-or-none law 
C)  was established by Ramón y Cajal's neuron theory 
D)  holds that specific energies of nerves convey sensory quality

Question 5

How did Wheatstone's stereoscope generate a three-dimensional image?

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The answer of How did Wheatstone's stereoscope generate a three-dimensional...

Question 6

The lines of development from science are physiology, biology, atomism, quantification, and the founding of laboratories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What were the contributions of Ramón y Cajal's neuron theory, the membrane theory, and the all-or-none law to the understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system?

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@#LAT-DLM&the neuron theory identified the single

Question 8

Contrast the three-element color theory of Young and Helmholtz with that of Ewald Hering.

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@#LAT-DLM&the Young-Helmholtz theory proposes reti

Question 9

Summarize how Helmholtz proposed that specific fiber energies can explain the perception of visual color and of auditory pitch.

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@#LAT-DLM&the retina contains three different cone

Question 10

Scientific research has largely corroborated the theories of the phrenologists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Among the proponents of "mass action" and "equipotentiality" are

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A)  none of these 
B)  the phrenologists or organologists 
C)  Fritsch and Hitzig, with their work on contralateral representation 
D)  Broca and his discovery of the "speech center" 
A)  none of these 
B)  the phrenologists or organologists 
C)  Fritsch and Hitzig, with their work on contralateral representation 
D)  Broca and his discovery of the "speech center"

Question 12

The theory of phrenology or organology proposes that

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A)  all of these 
B)  mental functions are associated with specific brain areas 
C)  enlarged brain areas correspond with enhanced psychological functions or faculties 
D)  bumps on the skull accommodate enlarged underlying brain areas 
A)  all of these 
B)  mental functions are associated with specific brain areas 
C)  enlarged brain areas correspond with enhanced psychological functions or faculties 
D)  bumps on the skull accommodate enlarged underlying brain areas

Question 13

Bell in 1811 and Magendie in 1822 proposed a specific structural correlate of sensory and motor functions. What was it?

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The answer of Bell in 1811 and Magendie in 1822...

Question 14

The all-or-none law generated a paradox concerning the neural mediation of sensory intensity and quality. What was this paradox?

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The answer of The all-or-none law generated a paradox concerning...

Question 15

The quality of sensations is mediated by

Accepted Answer

A)  which neurons are activated 
B)  the number of impulses in activated neurons 
C)  the amount of breakdown in neurons' polarization 
D)  mass action and equipotentiality 
A)  which neurons are activated 
B)  the number of impulses in activated neurons 
C)  the amount of breakdown in neurons' polarization 
D)  mass action and equipotentiality

Question 16

Helmholtz claimed that the nerve impulse is too fast to measure, but Johannes Müller managed to measure it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Bell-Magendie law

How did Herbart, Weber, Fechner, and Ebbinghaus refute Kant's dictum that psychology cannot be a science?

Summarize the three basic assumptions of phrenology.

The membrane theory

How did Wheatstone's stereoscope generate a three-dimensional image?

The lines of development from science are physiology, biology, atomism, quantification, and the founding of laboratories.

What were the contributions of Ramón y Cajal's neuron theory, the membrane theory, and the all-or-none law to the understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system?

Contrast the three-element color theory of Young and Helmholtz with that of Ewald Hering.

Summarize how Helmholtz proposed that specific fiber energies can explain the perception of visual color and of auditory pitch.

Scientific research has largely corroborated the theories of the phrenologists.

Among the proponents of "mass action" and "equipotentiality" are

The theory of phrenology or organology proposes that

Bell in 1811 and Magendie in 1822 proposed a specific structural correlate of sensory and motor functions. What was it?

The all-or-none law generated a paradox concerning the neural mediation of sensory intensity and quality. What was this paradox?

The quality of sensations is mediated by

Helmholtz claimed that the nerve impulse is too fast to measure, but Johannes Müller managed to measure it.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Philosophy

Wundts Immediate Predecessors

Wilhelm Wundt

The Contemporary Scene in the Age of Wundt

William James and Psychology in the United States

The Age of Schools

Structuralism and Functionalism

Behaviorism

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

The Immediate Post Schools Era

The Last Half of the Twentieth Century

An Evaluation: Psychologys Promising Past and Enigmatic Future

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Exam 3: The Lines of Development From Science

The Bell-Magendie law

How did Herbart, Weber, Fechner, and Ebbinghaus refute Kant's dictum that psychology cannot be a science?

Summarize the three basic assumptions of phrenology.

The membrane theory

How did Wheatstone's stereoscope generate a three-dimensional image?

The lines of development from science are physiology, biology, atomism, quantification, and the founding of laboratories.

What were the contributions of Ramón y Cajal's neuron theory, the membrane theory, and the all-or-none law to the understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system?

Contrast the three-element color theory of Young and Helmholtz with that of Ewald Hering.

Summarize how Helmholtz proposed that specific fiber energies can explain the perception of visual color and of auditory pitch.

Scientific research has largely corroborated the theories of the phrenologists.

Among the proponents of "mass action" and "equipotentiality" are

The theory of phrenology or organology proposes that

Bell in 1811 and Magendie in 1822 proposed a specific structural correlate of sensory and motor functions. What was it?

The all-or-none law generated a paradox concerning the neural mediation of sensory intensity and quality. What was this paradox?

The quality of sensations is mediated by

Helmholtz claimed that the nerve impulse is too fast to measure, but Johannes Müller managed to measure it.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Philosophy

Wundts Immediate Predecessors

Wilhelm Wundt

The Contemporary Scene in the Age of Wundt

William James and Psychology in the United States

The Age of Schools

Structuralism and Functionalism

Behaviorism

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

The Immediate Post Schools Era

The Last Half of the Twentieth Century

An Evaluation: Psychologys Promising Past and Enigmatic Future

Filters