Question 1

Discuss the antecedent cultural conditions and the conditions in psychology that led to the development of third-force psychology.

Accepted Answer

In the early 1960s,Maslow led a group of

Question 2

____ is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of existence or being.

Accepted Answer

A) Phenomenology 
B) Dasein 
C) Ontology 
D) Humanism 
A) Phenomenology 
B) Dasein 
C) Ontology 
D) Humanism

Question 3

For Heidegger,a prerequisite for living an authentic life is coming to grips with the fact that "I must someday die."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a person accepts values dictated by society (not those personally attained)as their own,he or she is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) the human dilemma 
B) a life of social meaning 
C) constructive alternativism 
D) self-alienation 
A) the human dilemma 
B) a life of social meaning 
C) constructive alternativism 
D) self-alienation

Question 5

Kelly found that anything that caused the client to view themselves as different from other people improved the situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to May,____ is at the heart of many myths and of most great art and literature.

Accepted Answer

A) the tension between free will and determinism 
B) the tension between individual and group needs 
C) the daimonic 
D) religion 
A) the tension between free will and determinism 
B) the tension between individual and group needs 
C) the daimonic 
D) religion

Question 7

The major difference between existential and humanistic psychology lies in their assumptions about

Accepted Answer

A) human nature 
B) living an authentic life 
C) uniqueness of humans 
D) hedonism 
A) human nature 
B) living an authentic life 
C) uniqueness of humans 
D) hedonism

Question 8

The contention that mental acts always referred to objects or events outside of themselves defined Brentano's concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) phenomenology 
B) intentionality 
C) ontology 
D) pure phenomenology 
A) phenomenology 
B) intentionality 
C) ontology 
D) pure phenomenology

Question 9

May described a normal anxiety conducive to personal growth and a neurotic anxiety,which is not conducive to personal growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Husserl's ____ studied the processes of the mind independent of the physical world.Its purpose was to discover the essence of conscious experience;basically it involved the person turned inward.

Accepted Answer

A) intentionality 
B) pure phenomenology 
C) ontology 
D) Dasein 
A) intentionality 
B) pure phenomenology 
C) ontology 
D) Dasein

Question 11

Myths serve several functions.Which of the following is not a function?

Accepted Answer

A) provide a sense of identity 
B) provide a means of dealing with the mysteries of creation 
C) support our moral values 
D) provide a sense of strong independence 
A) provide a sense of identity 
B) provide a means of dealing with the mysteries of creation 
C) support our moral values 
D) provide a sense of strong independence

Question 12

According to Heidegger,to live an authentic life,one must first:

Accepted Answer

A) realize that one's life is finite 
B) recognize the continuity between humans and nonhuman animals 
C) realize that although the body dies,the soul continues to live 
D) be willing to accept the mores of one's society 
A) realize that one's life is finite 
B) recognize the continuity between humans and nonhuman animals 
C) realize that although the body dies,the soul continues to live 
D) be willing to accept the mores of one's society

Question 13

A person living according to the organismic valuing process:

Accepted Answer

A) is motivated by his or her own true feelings 
B) has internal and external feelings of worth 
C) is living what the existentialists call an authentic life 
D) is motivated by his or her own true feelings and is living what the existentialists call an authentic life 
A) is motivated by his or her own true feelings 
B) has internal and external feelings of worth 
C) is living what the existentialists call an authentic life 
D) is motivated by his or her own true feelings and is living what the existentialists call an authentic life

Question 14

Humanistic psychologists:

Accepted Answer

A) reject the prediction and control of human behavior as psychology's goal 
B) see the methods of physical science as irrelevant to the study of humans 
C) believed that the poetic,romantic,and spiritual aspects of humans must be ignored if psychology is to be an objective science 
D) both reject the prediction and control of human behavior as psychology's goal and see the methods of physical science as irrelevant to the study of humans 
A) reject the prediction and control of human behavior as psychology's goal 
B) see the methods of physical science as irrelevant to the study of humans 
C) believed that the poetic,romantic,and spiritual aspects of humans must be ignored if psychology is to be an objective science 
D) both reject the prediction and control of human behavior as psychology's goal and see the methods of physical science as irrelevant to the study of humans

Question 15

According to Kelly,people are similar when they:

Accepted Answer

A) construe the world in similar ways 
B) have had common experiences 
C) are raised in the same family 
D) are from the same culture 
A) construe the world in similar ways 
B) have had common experiences 
C) are raised in the same family 
D) are from the same culture

Question 16

According to most existentialists,humans can either exercise their freedom and experience ____,or not exercise it and experience ____.

Accepted Answer

A) guilt;anxiety 
B) pleasure;pain 
C) normal anxiety;guilt 
D) pain;pleasure 
A) guilt;anxiety 
B) pleasure;pain 
C) normal anxiety;guilt 
D) pain;pleasure

Question 17

According to Rogers,what is said to exist when the relevant people in a child's life give him of her love and acceptance under some circumstances but not under others (only if one acts or thinks in certain ways):

Accepted Answer

A) conditions of worth 
B) the need for positive regard 
C) unconditional positive regard 
D) the organismic valuing process 
A) conditions of worth 
B) the need for positive regard 
C) unconditional positive regard 
D) the organismic valuing process

Question 18

In order for psychology to qualify as humanistic,it must:

Accepted Answer

A) study things of concern to humans 
B) seek to improve the human condition 
C) view humans as unique organisms capable of pondering their existence and giving it meaning 
D) accept the continuity between human and nonhuman animals 
A) study things of concern to humans 
B) seek to improve the human condition 
C) view humans as unique organisms capable of pondering their existence and giving it meaning 
D) accept the continuity between human and nonhuman animals

Question 19

Traditionally,the beginning of existential psychology is marked with the writings of:

Accepted Answer

A) Kierkegaard 
B) Husserl 
C) Nietzche 
D) both Kierkegaard and Nietzche 
A) Kierkegaard 
B) Husserl 
C) Nietzche 
D) both Kierkegaard and Nietzche

Question 20

According to Heidegger,an inauthentic life results whenever one:

Accepted Answer

A) gives up his or her freedom and lives according to the dictates of others 
B) does not accept traditional values 
C) refuses to affiliate himself or herself with an organized religion 
D) more than one of these choices 
A) gives up his or her freedom and lives according to the dictates of others 
B) does not accept traditional values 
C) refuses to affiliate himself or herself with an organized religion 
D) more than one of these choices

Exam 18: Humanistic Third-Forcepsychology

Discuss the antecedent cultural conditions and the conditions in psychology that led to the development of third-force psychology.

____ is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of existence or being.

For Heidegger,a prerequisite for living an authentic life is coming to grips with the fact that "I must someday die."

When a person accepts values dictated by society (not those personally attained)as their own,he or she is experiencing:

Kelly found that anything that caused the client to view themselves as different from other people improved the situation.

According to May,____ is at the heart of many myths and of most great art and literature.

The major difference between existential and humanistic psychology lies in their assumptions about

The contention that mental acts always referred to objects or events outside of themselves defined Brentano's concept of:

May described a normal anxiety conducive to personal growth and a neurotic anxiety,which is not conducive to personal growth.

Husserl's ____ studied the processes of the mind independent of the physical world.Its purpose was to discover the essence of conscious experience;basically it involved the person turned inward.

Myths serve several functions.Which of the following is not a function?

According to Heidegger,to live an authentic life,one must first:

A person living according to the organismic valuing process:

Humanistic psychologists:

According to Kelly,people are similar when they:

According to most existentialists,humans can either exercise their freedom and experience ____,or not exercise it and experience ____.

According to Rogers,what is said to exist when the relevant people in a child's life give him of her love and acceptance under some circumstances but not under others (only if one acts or thinks in certain ways):

In order for psychology to qualify as humanistic,it must:

Traditionally,the beginning of existential psychology is marked with the writings of:

According to Heidegger,an inauthentic life results whenever one:

Introduction

The Early Greek Philosophers

After Aristotle: A Search for the Good Life

The Beginnings of Modern Science and Philosophy

Empiricism,Sensationalism,and Positivism

Rationalism

Romanticism and Existentialism

Early Developments in Physiology and the Rise of Experimental Psychology

Voluntarism,Structuralism,and Other Early Approaches to Psychology

The Darwinian Influence

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Neobehaviorism

Gesalt Psychology

Early Diagnosis, Explanation, and Treatment of Mental Illness

Psychoanalysis

Early Alternatives to Psychoanalysis

Psychobiology

Cognitive Psychology

Contemporary Psychology

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