Question 1

James described the manuscript of his book,The Principles of Psychology,as testimony to the fact that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Wundt's experimentation was the sole method to be used in the new science
B)  structuralism's focus on the elements of consciousness needed to be the focus of functionalism
C)  ​religious experiences were inseparable from psychological experiences
D)  religious experiences might be studied with experimental introspection
E)  a "science of psychology" did not existF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

According to Spencer,the universe operates in accord with ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​mathematical principles
B)  what we call "chaos theory"
C)  ​principles of pragmatism
D)  principles of functionalism
E)  the principle of the survival of the fittestF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The major antecedent of functionalism in the United States was the work of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Titchener
B)  Pierce
C)  ​Galton
D)  Jung
E)  JamesF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

​James's description of habit indicates that it is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a repetitive action
B)  a component of the preconscious
C)  ​an intervening variable
D)  evidence of latent learning
E)  a classically conditioned responseF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Dewey's analysis of ____ was the work that most keenly protested structuralism.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​educational psychology
B)  applied psychology
C)  ​respondent behavior
D)  operant behavior
E)  the reflex arcF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Social Darwinism flourished in the United States primarily as a result of the American character and propensities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

James recommended the ____ method to supplement introspection and experimentation.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Wundtian
B)  observational
C)  ​cumulative
D)  comparative
E)  structuralF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

​Hollingworth's research refuted ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the variability hypothesis
B)  Woolley's finding that women are more emotional and less rational during menses
C)  ​the belief that "maternal behaviors" decline during menses
D)  Fechner's Law
E)  None of the choices are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

For James,____ "is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance."​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​consciousness
B)  emotions
C)  ​learning
D)  habit
E)  religionF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

The force behind Howard University's becoming a leading institution for the education of African American psychologists was ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Carver
B)  Bond
C)  ​Sumner
D)  Clark
E)  HallF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

For Angell,functionalism was to study the adaptive utility of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​consciousness
B)  immediate experiences
C)  ​mediate experiences
D)  consciousness and behavior
E)  behaviorF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

After his book Adolescence was published,Hall was criticized as being "obsessed with sex."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of his rare points of agreement with Wundt was James's position that simple sensations exist in conscious experience,but are nearly impossible to identify.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For James,choice and habit are different in that ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​choice is a fallacy,and habit is real
B)  habit is a fallacy,and choice is real
C)  ​habit is nonconscious
D)  the purpose of habit is human adaptation to the environment
E)  choice is antithetical to pragmatismF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

James's Principles treated psychology as a biological science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is often considered to be the first psychology laboratory in the United States was established by ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Titchener
B)  James
C)  ​Cattell
D)  Angell
E)  HallF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Woodworth decided to become a psychologist after hearing ____ and reading ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​William James;John Dewey
B)  E.L.Thorndike;James McKeen Cattell
C)  ​James McKeen Cattell;E.L.Thorndike
D)  William James;G.Stanley Hall
E)  G.Stanley Hall;William JamesF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 18

​The results of Woolley's sex differences research were attributed by some to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​her skills as a researcher
B)  the fact that she was a woman and therefore biased in interpreting her results
C)  ​poor methodology
D)  the influence of her professors,Dewey and Angell
E)  the fact that she was a woman and therefore not as intelligent as menF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

In his presidential address to the American Psychological Association,Angell presented the goals of functional psychology.Which of the following statements represents the main concern of functionalism according to Angell?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Functionalism tries to explain consciousness in terms of neural activity.
B)  Functionalism tried to understand the instinctive behavior of humans.
C)  ​Functionalism tries to analyze behavior into stimulus-response units.
D)  Functionalism tries to answer why mental processes exist and how they aid survival.
E)  None of the choices are correct.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

According to James's Principles,consciousness is always selectively changing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Functionalism: Development and Founding

According to Spencer,the universe operates in accord with ____.​

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One of his rare points of agreement with Wundt was James's position that simple sensations exist in conscious experience,but are nearly impossible to identify.

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The major antecedent of functionalism in the United States was the work of ____.​

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According to James's Principles,consciousness is always selectively changing.

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The force behind Howard University's becoming a leading institution for the education of African American psychologists was ____.​

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​The results of Woolley's sex differences research were attributed by some to ____.

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After his book Adolescence was published,Hall was criticized as being "obsessed with sex."

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Dewey's analysis of ____ was the work that most keenly protested structuralism.​

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Woodworth decided to become a psychologist after hearing ____ and reading ____.​

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James described the manuscript of his book,The Principles of Psychology,as testimony to the fact that ____.​

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​James's description of habit indicates that it is ____.

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For James,____ "is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance."​

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James recommended the ____ method to supplement introspection and experimentation.​

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What is often considered to be the first psychology laboratory in the United States was established by ____.​

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For Angell,functionalism was to study the adaptive utility of ____.​

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In his presidential address to the American Psychological Association,Angell presented the goals of functional psychology.Which of the following statements represents the main concern of functionalism according to Angell?​

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Social Darwinism flourished in the United States primarily as a result of the American character and propensities.

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For James,choice and habit are different in that ____.​

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James's Principles treated psychology as a biological science.

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​Hollingworth's research refuted ____.

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According to Spencer,the universe operates in accord with ____.

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