Exam 1: Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Gestalt psychology was a Russian movement influenced by the work of Ivan Pavlov.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(36)

Question 81

Social psychologists believe that the presence of others can influence performance on complicated, but not simple, tasks.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(37)

Question 82

Cultural psychology began to emerge as a strong force in psychology in the early 1900s.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(37)

Question 83

John Watson can be labeled a response-stimulus (R-S) psychologist.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(35)

Question 84

The greatest contribution of psychoanalysis was the research in experimental psychology that it generated.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(38)

Question 85

Currently, the majority of people earning their PhD in psychology are females.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(33)

Question 86

To test his theories, B. F. Skinner raised his daughter in a conditioning chamber, or "Skinner Box."

(True/False)

4.7/5

(40)

Question 87

Attempting to understand the atrocities of the Nazis gave rise, in part, to the field of social psychology.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(30)

Question 88

The founder of behaviorism was William James.

(True/False)

4.7/5

(39)

Question 89

G. Stanley Hall established the first psychological laboratory in the United States.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(27)

Question 90

Humanistic psychologists called people in treatment "patients" to emphasis the biological nature of psychological disorders.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(35)

Question 91

Behavioral and cognitive psychology have benefited greatly from the knowledge obtained from invasive experimental brain surgery techniques in human participants.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(30)

Question 92

Freud's theories have proven difficult to test.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(44)

Question 93

Wilhelm Wundt opened an early psychology laboratory in the United States at Cornell University.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(36)

Question 94

An evolutionary psychologist would argue that traits such as jealousy exist because they are reinforced at an early age.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(35)

Question 95

By studying how quickly rats pressed levers for food pellets before and after surgery that removed parts of their brains, Karl Lashley hoped to discover the precise spot in the brain where learning occurs.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(31)

Question 96

John Watson taught "Little Albert" to fear a harmless white rat.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(35)

Question 97

Jean Piaget demonstrated that even toddlers grasp the concept that the mass of an object remains constant even if it is divided.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(40)

Question 98

By studying how accurately rats could run mazes before and after surgery that removed parts of their brains, Karl Lashley hoped to discover the precise spot in the brain where memories are stored.

(True/False)

4.8/5

(46)

Question 99

A hub science is a scientific discipline that links and influences its subfields.

(True/False)

4.9/5

(34)

Question 100

Showing 81 - 100 of 108

Exam 1: Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Gestalt psychology was a Russian movement influenced by the work of Ivan Pavlov.

Social psychologists believe that the presence of others can influence performance on complicated, but not simple, tasks.

Cultural psychology began to emerge as a strong force in psychology in the early 1900s.

John Watson can be labeled a response-stimulus (R-S) psychologist.

The greatest contribution of psychoanalysis was the research in experimental psychology that it generated.

Currently, the majority of people earning their PhD in psychology are females.

To test his theories, B. F. Skinner raised his daughter in a conditioning chamber, or "Skinner Box."

Attempting to understand the atrocities of the Nazis gave rise, in part, to the field of social psychology.

The founder of behaviorism was William James.

G. Stanley Hall established the first psychological laboratory in the United States.

Humanistic psychologists called people in treatment "patients" to emphasis the biological nature of psychological disorders.

Behavioral and cognitive psychology have benefited greatly from the knowledge obtained from invasive experimental brain surgery techniques in human participants.

Freud's theories have proven difficult to test.

Wilhelm Wundt opened an early psychology laboratory in the United States at Cornell University.

An evolutionary psychologist would argue that traits such as jealousy exist because they are reinforced at an early age.

By studying how quickly rats pressed levers for food pellets before and after surgery that removed parts of their brains, Karl Lashley hoped to discover the precise spot in the brain where learning occurs.

John Watson taught "Little Albert" to fear a harmless white rat.

Jean Piaget demonstrated that even toddlers grasp the concept that the mass of an object remains constant even if it is divided.

By studying how accurately rats could run mazes before and after surgery that removed parts of their brains, Karl Lashley hoped to discover the precise spot in the brain where memories are stored.

A hub science is a scientific discipline that links and influences its subfields.

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence