Question 1

Structuralism was absorbed into the mainstream of mid 20th century psychology, becoming the implicit focus of the entire field.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The concept of mental age

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A)  was central to Binet's and Simon's approach to the measurement of intelligence 
B)  is identical to Wechsler's idea of the IQ 
C)  is useful in the measurement of adult intelligence 
D)  was the basis of Yerkes's Alpha and Beta tests of intelligence 
A)  was central to Binet's and Simon's approach to the measurement of intelligence 
B)  is identical to Wechsler's idea of the IQ 
C)  is useful in the measurement of adult intelligence 
D)  was the basis of Yerkes's Alpha and Beta tests of intelligence

Question 3

What did Titchener mean by the "is" and "is for" of mind?

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@#LAT-DLM&the content vs. the

Question 4

Contrast functionalism at Chicago and Columbia.

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Question 5

What did Woodworth mean by "dynamic psychology?"

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Question 6

What is "blind trial and error?"

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Question 7

What, according to Carr, are the components of an adaptive act?

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@#LAT-DLM&a motive
@#LAT-DLM&a motivating stimulus

Question 8

What, according to Thorndike, strengthens, and what weakens, S-R connections?

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Question 9

Dewey, in his book, How We Think, emphasized the role of the reflex arc in his "learning by doing."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did Angell relate function and adaptation?

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Question 11

What are some of the major tests of personality?

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@#LAT-DLM&the MMPI
@#LAT-DLM&other quest

Question 12

What did Thorndike mean by "connectionism?"

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Question 13

The functionalist orientation

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A)  all of these 
B)  was explicit in Chicago but was implicit at Columbia 
C)  led to behaviorism 
D)  was an outgrowth of evolutionary theory 
A)  all of these 
B)  was explicit in Chicago but was implicit at Columbia 
C)  led to behaviorism 
D)  was an outgrowth of evolutionary theory

Question 14

In Carr's analysis, the components of an adaptive act consist of

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A)  motive, motivating stimulus, sensory situation, incentive, response, and association between stimulus and response 
B)  learning by doing, with blind trial and error 
C)  sensations, images, and affections 
D)  none of these 
A)  motive, motivating stimulus, sensory situation, incentive, response, and association between stimulus and response 
B)  learning by doing, with blind trial and error 
C)  sensations, images, and affections 
D)  none of these

Question 15

Thorndike argued that animals learn to escape from a puzzle box not by insight but by blind trial and error.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Among Titchener's many influential students were

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A)  Dallenbach, Boring, and Boring's student Stevens 
B)  Carr and Mead 
C)  Angell and Dewey 
D)  Thorndike and Woodworth 
A)  Dallenbach, Boring, and Boring's student Stevens 
B)  Carr and Mead 
C)  Angell and Dewey 
D)  Thorndike and Woodworth

Question 17

What was the fate of the functionalist movement?
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Question 18

Angell's 1906 APA presidential address emphasized the

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A)  function of consciousness 
B)  functional definition of meaning 
C)  law of effect 
D)  truncated law of effect 
A)  function of consciousness 
B)  functional definition of meaning 
C)  law of effect 
D)  truncated law of effect

Question 19

What is the stimulus error, and why did Titchener insist that it must be avoided?

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@#LAT-DLM&describing a conscious content

Question 20

Titchener generated both a qualitative and a quantitative manual of experimental psychology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Structuralism was absorbed into the mainstream of mid 20th century psychology, becoming the implicit focus of the entire field.

The concept of mental age

What did Titchener mean by the "is" and "is for" of mind?

Contrast functionalism at Chicago and Columbia.

What did Woodworth mean by "dynamic psychology?"

What is "blind trial and error?"

What, according to Carr, are the components of an adaptive act?

What, according to Thorndike, strengthens, and what weakens, S-R connections?

Dewey, in his book, How We Think, emphasized the role of the reflex arc in his "learning by doing."

How did Angell relate function and adaptation?

What are some of the major tests of personality?

What did Thorndike mean by "connectionism?"

The functionalist orientation

In Carr's analysis, the components of an adaptive act consist of

Thorndike argued that animals learn to escape from a puzzle box not by insight but by blind trial and error.

Among Titchener's many influential students were

What was the fate of the functionalist movement? Viewable by instructor only Answers to short answer questions for Chapter 10: Structuralism and Functionalism

Angell's 1906 APA presidential address emphasized the

What is the stimulus error, and why did Titchener insist that it must be avoided?

Titchener generated both a qualitative and a quantitative manual of experimental psychology.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Science

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

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 10: Structuralism and Functionalism

Structuralism was absorbed into the mainstream of mid 20th century psychology, becoming the implicit focus of the entire field.

The concept of mental age

What did Titchener mean by the "is" and "is for" of mind?

Contrast functionalism at Chicago and Columbia.

What did Woodworth mean by "dynamic psychology?"

What is "blind trial and error?"

What, according to Carr, are the components of an adaptive act?

What, according to Thorndike, strengthens, and what weakens, S-R connections?

Dewey, in his book, How We Think, emphasized the role of the reflex arc in his "learning by doing."

How did Angell relate function and adaptation?

What are some of the major tests of personality?

What did Thorndike mean by "connectionism?"

The functionalist orientation

In Carr's analysis, the components of an adaptive act consist of

Thorndike argued that animals learn to escape from a puzzle box not by insight but by blind trial and error.

Among Titchener's many influential students were

What was the fate of the functionalist movement? Viewable by instructor only Answers to short answer questions for Chapter 10: Structuralism and Functionalism

Angell's 1906 APA presidential address emphasized the

What is the stimulus error, and why did Titchener insist that it must be avoided?

Titchener generated both a qualitative and a quantitative manual of experimental psychology.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Science

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

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