Exam 15: The Last Half of the Twentieth Century

At the beginning of the second half of the twentieth century, there were more male than female psychologists, but by the end of the century there were more women than men entering the field.

What is "learned helplessness," and how can it be experimentally induced?

During the last half of the twentieth century, psychology became more international.

What is the "research attitude?"

Compare the "scientific" and the "humanistic" approach to the solution of human problems.

Briefly summarize the twentieth-century history of projective testing.

What was the late-twentieth-century "revolution in the behavioral sciences?"

Federal funding was increased during the middle of the twentieth century for research and training in gerontology, community mental health centers, and evaluation research.

How has the balance of academic and practicing psychologists changed during the last half of the twentieth century?

Health psychology

Describe the change in the dissemination of scientific knowledge toward the end of the twentieth century.

The relatively new field of psychopharmacology

More culture-free psychological tests were developed during the second half of the twentieth century than during the first half.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of psychology at the end of the twentieth century?

The effort to make psychology more diverse in personnel and subject matter included such issues as

What kinds of problems in cognitive science can computers help solve, and on what kinds do they run into difficulty?

Is the contrast between "left-brain functions" and "right-brain functions" useful?

What are reliability and validity, how are they assessed, and why are they important?

What is a "culture-free" test, and how might one go about constructing one?