Question 1

Who is commonly credited with the founding of the school of functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A) James 
B) Dewey 
C) Hall 
D) Münsterberg 
A) James 
B) Dewey 
C) Hall 
D) Münsterberg

Question 2

Thorndike's ____ stated that reinforcement was effective in modifying behavior,but punishment was not.

Accepted Answer

A) original law of exercise 
B) revised law of exercise 
C) original law of effect 
D) revised law of effect 
A) original law of exercise 
B) revised law of exercise 
C) original law of effect 
D) revised law of effect

Question 3

The primary purpose of Morgan's canon was to guard against:

Accepted Answer

A) animal research 
B) introspection 
C) anthropomorphizing 
D) anthropocentrism 
A) animal research 
B) introspection 
C) anthropomorphizing 
D) anthropocentrism

Question 4

For James,tough-minded people are all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) fact-oriented 
B) dogmatic 
C) materialistic 
D) fatalistic 
A) fact-oriented 
B) dogmatic 
C) materialistic 
D) fatalistic

Question 5

A major problem with the animal research performed by Romanes was that it:

Accepted Answer

A) depended on anecdotal evidence 
B) was characterized by anthropomorphizing 
C) was too highly controlled and thus not easily generalized to animal behavior outside the laboratory 
D) both depended on anecdotal evidence and was characterized by anthropomorphizing 
A) depended on anecdotal evidence 
B) was characterized by anthropomorphizing 
C) was too highly controlled and thus not easily generalized to animal behavior outside the laboratory 
D) both depended on anecdotal evidence and was characterized by anthropomorphizing

Question 6

Münsterberg died in relative obscurity because:

Accepted Answer

A) other researchers were unable to replicate the results of his research 
B) his attempt to import German psychology into the United States had failed 
C) he tried to improve German-American relationships at a time when Americans had strong,negative feelings toward Germany 
D) of his emphasis on pure instead of applied psychology 
A) other researchers were unable to replicate the results of his research 
B) his attempt to import German psychology into the United States had failed 
C) he tried to improve German-American relationships at a time when Americans had strong,negative feelings toward Germany 
D) of his emphasis on pure instead of applied psychology

Question 7

Hall's views on women can be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) paradoxical 
B) totally negative 
C) totally positive 
D) opposite to those of Titchener and Münsterberg 
A) paradoxical 
B) totally negative 
C) totally positive 
D) opposite to those of Titchener and Münsterberg

Question 8

Discuss Thorndike's work with the puzzle box,the results,and his laws of learning.

Accepted Answer

Thorndike placed cats in puzzle boxes to

Question 9

Thorndike's contention that learning occurred without ideation brought him very close to being a:

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorist 
B) functionalist 
C) stimulus operationalist 
D) materialist 
A) behaviorist 
B) functionalist 
C) stimulus operationalist 
D) materialist

Question 10

Functionalism was a well-defined school with William James as the leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What advice did James give for developing good habits?

Accepted Answer

A) develop good habits gradually 
B) place yourself in situations that will test your resolve by encouraging habits contrary to those that you are trying to develop 
C) force yourself to act in ways that are beneficial to you even if doing so at first is distasteful and requires considerable effort 
D) think about acting in desirable ways and eventually you will 
A) develop good habits gradually 
B) place yourself in situations that will test your resolve by encouraging habits contrary to those that you are trying to develop 
C) force yourself to act in ways that are beneficial to you even if doing so at first is distasteful and requires considerable effort 
D) think about acting in desirable ways and eventually you will

Question 12

James' advice concerning emotional experience was:

Accepted Answer

A) in order to avoid frustration keep your goals reasonable 
B) act the way you want to feel 
C) use free will to inhibit such experience 
D) give emotional experience full and uninhibited expression 
A) in order to avoid frustration keep your goals reasonable 
B) act the way you want to feel 
C) use free will to inhibit such experience 
D) give emotional experience full and uninhibited expression

Question 13

Dewey believed that the goal of education should be to facilitate creative intelligence and:

Accepted Answer

A) prepare children to live effectively in a complex society 
B) transmit traditional knowledge 
C) obtain a college degree 
D) strengthen the reasoning faculty of the mind 
A) prepare children to live effectively in a complex society 
B) transmit traditional knowledge 
C) obtain a college degree 
D) strengthen the reasoning faculty of the mind

Question 14

Recapitulation theory described personality development in adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following conclusions did Thorndike reach concerning the learning process?

Accepted Answer

A) it occurred all at once instead of a little bit at a time 
B) it was mediated by thinking 
C) the principles governing human learning were different from those governing the learning of nonhuman animals 
D) learning occurred independently of thinking 
A) it occurred all at once instead of a little bit at a time 
B) it was mediated by thinking 
C) the principles governing human learning were different from those governing the learning of nonhuman animals 
D) learning occurred independently of thinking

Question 16

According to Woodworth,in the same physical environment,an organism would act differently depending on what:

Accepted Answer

A) stimuli it attended to 
B) other organisms were present 
C) need or drive was present 
D) innate ideas were activated 
A) stimuli it attended to 
B) other organisms were present 
C) need or drive was present 
D) innate ideas were activated

Question 17

According to Carr,an adaptive act consisted of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) a motive or need 
B) an environmental setting 
C) a response that satisfied a motive or need 
D) behavioral reflexes which were automatically triggered by environmental stimuli 
A) a motive or need 
B) an environmental setting 
C) a response that satisfied a motive or need 
D) behavioral reflexes which were automatically triggered by environmental stimuli

Question 18

When Thorndike and Woodworth examined the contention by some faculty psychologists that studying difficult topics increased general intelligence,they found:

Accepted Answer

A) little or no support for it 
B) that it was generally true 
C) that it was only true for mathematics 
D) that it was true for dull students but not for bright students 
A) little or no support for it 
B) that it was generally true 
C) that it was only true for mathematics 
D) that it was true for dull students but not for bright students

Question 19

Eventually Calkins turned away from mainstream experimental psychology because she viewed it as too cold and impersonal.Instead she pursued her interest in:

Accepted Answer

A) self-psychology 
B) psychophysics 
C) metaphysics 
D) color vision 
A) self-psychology 
B) psychophysics 
C) metaphysics 
D) color vision

Question 20

Dewey argued that analyzing the elements of a reflex caused the investigator to miss its most important feature,which was its:

Accepted Answer

A) purposiveness 
B) biochemical correlates 
C) relationship to the mind 
D) relationship to other reflexes 
A) purposiveness 
B) biochemical correlates 
C) relationship to the mind 
D) relationship to other reflexes

Exam 11: Functionalism

Who is commonly credited with the founding of the school of functionalism?

Thorndike's ____ stated that reinforcement was effective in modifying behavior,but punishment was not.

The primary purpose of Morgan's canon was to guard against:

For James,tough-minded people are all of the following except:

A major problem with the animal research performed by Romanes was that it:

Münsterberg died in relative obscurity because:

Hall's views on women can be best described as:

Discuss Thorndike's work with the puzzle box,the results,and his laws of learning.

Thorndike's contention that learning occurred without ideation brought him very close to being a:

Functionalism was a well-defined school with William James as the leader.

What advice did James give for developing good habits?

James' advice concerning emotional experience was:

Dewey believed that the goal of education should be to facilitate creative intelligence and:

Recapitulation theory described personality development in adolescents.

Which of the following conclusions did Thorndike reach concerning the learning process?

According to Woodworth,in the same physical environment,an organism would act differently depending on what:

According to Carr,an adaptive act consisted of all of the following except:

When Thorndike and Woodworth examined the contention by some faculty psychologists that studying difficult topics increased general intelligence,they found:

Eventually Calkins turned away from mainstream experimental psychology because she viewed it as too cold and impersonal.Instead she pursued her interest in:

Dewey argued that analyzing the elements of a reflex caused the investigator to miss its most important feature,which was its:

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

Behaviorism

Neobehaviorism

Gesalt Psychology

Early Diagnosis, Explanation, and Treatment of Mental Illness

Psychoanalysis

Early Alternatives to Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Third-Forcepsychology

Psychobiology

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