Exam 8: Early Developments in Physiology and the Rise of Experimental Psychology

In his work on two-point threshold,Weber found that the most sensitive area (smallest threshold)was the ____ and the least sensitive area (largest threshold)was ____.

Following Spinoza,Fechner believed that:

Describe and discuss phrenology,its claims,and why it gained popularity.

Broca and Wernicke assessed areas involved in language function.

Broca's research in craniometry found erroneously that:

For Hering,space perception resulted from:

Gall believed all of the following except:

Hering's theory of color vision proposed receptors that would respond in two ways.

Helmholtz proposed three types of color receptors corresponding to the three additive primary colors as his theory of color vision.

According to Müller,we are directly aware of:

According to Helmholtz,it was the mind's job to create a reasonably accurate view of reality based on the distorted and incomplete information furnished by the senses.He described this process with his:

The part of the cortex known as Wernicke's area is associated with:

Helmholtz expressed amazement over the fact that:

Weber found that subjects could detect much smaller weight differences when they lifted the weights than when the weights were simply placed in their hands.He attributed this increased sensitivity to:

Ladd-Franklin's theory of color vision is based on evolutionary theory.

Although Ladd-Franklin completed all of the requirements for her Ph.D.in 1882,she was not granted the degree until 1926.The delay was because:

Helmholtz's theory of auditory perception is called the:

Bell is given first name credit on the Bell-Magendie law because:

All of the following were reasons for the widespread popularity of phrenology except:

Discuss Müller's doctrine of specific nerve energies and its implications.