Darwin's Century & American Psychology Pioneers

Practice flashcards covering key concepts from Darwin's Century and the American psychology pioneers.

Charles Darwin and __ proposed the theory of evolution.

Alfred Wallace

Physiognomy is the science/art of judging character by __ or face shape.

body shape

The ‘2-Year’ trip of Darwin on the HMS lasted from 1831 to 1836.

Beagle

__ versus Uniformitarianism describes the debate on how geological changes occur over time.

Catastrophism

Darwin concluded that the earth must be much older than __ years, contradicting religious texts.

6000

The study of evolution that suggests some animals are better at getting food than others is referred to as __.

natural selection

The book Darwin published in 1859 that discussed his ideas on evolution is called __.

On the Origin of Species

Sir Francis Galton is known for creating the __ coefficient.

correlation

The 'Average Man' concept was developed by statistician __.

Adolph Quetelet

The founder of functionalism, who emphasized the purposes of the mind, is __.

John Dewey

William James's theory that emotions result from physiological changes is known as the __ Theory of Emotion.

James-Lange

The first woman to earn a PhD in psychology was __.

Margaret Floy Washburn

The idea that children's play follows a developmental sequence mirroring evolutionary history is referred to as __ theory.

recapitulation

Granville Stanley Hall is recognized as a pioneer of __ psychology.

developmental

The first American psych lab was established at __ University by Granville Stanley Hall.

Johns Hopkins

Binet along with __ developed the Binet-Simon scale for measuring intelligence.

Theodore Simon

The intelligence quotient (IQ) was developed by __.

William Stern

Charles Spearman identified a general intelligence factor known as __.

g

Eugenics, which sought to improve human populations through selective reproduction, was pioneered by __.

Francis Galton

Alfred Binet's idea of testing intelligence introduced __ as a reference for measuring children.

age

The __ Law of Effect states that behaviors rewarded are likely to be repeated.

Thorndike's

Hugo Munsterberg was a key figure in the establishment of __ psychology.

forensic

The study that demonstrated children’s education could improve their capabilities was supported by __'s work on school segregation.

Kenneth Clark

The term 'moron' was coined in relation to the perception of intelligence levels by __.

Henry Goddard

The gymnastic of psychology, emphasized by William James, is termed __.

functionalism