Exam 12: Functionalism

_______ explored gender differences and the consequences of dropping out of school.

_____ was one of the first to argue for a children's institute dedicated to extensive research on children.

Each of the following are general characteristics of James's philosophy EXCEPT

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

Which of the following quotations is NOT attributed to William James?

His book The Psychology of Industrial Efficiency marks him as one of the pioneers of industrial psychology.

According to the text, James's metaphysical ultimate is

________ founded the American Psychological Association and served as its first president in 1892.

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.

This pioneer in testing began to gather normative data on the problem-solving abilities of children and to intelligence-test items directly related to daily life.

The person who did the most to dismantle the variability hypothesis was

_____ influenced psychology through strong leadership and a series of important textbooks including Experimental Psychology, which served as the standard reference in the field for over two decades.

Functional autonomy refers to

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

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

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

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

James's concept of primary memory is somewhat comparable to contemporary notions of ___________ memory, whereas his concept of secondary memory is somewhat comparable to contemporary notions of __________ memory.

In his discussion of thought or thinking, James employed an analogy. He viewed thought as somewhat comparable to

Which of the following kinds of determinism would James postulate?