Module 5
Incorrect Question 1
0 / 5 pts
In their evaluation of Titchener's theoretical viewpoint toward the end of his career, Schultz and Schultz conclude that he was ____.
too rigid and dogmatic to ever change- wrong
a minor figure in the history of modern psychology
too tied to Wundtian thought to make any original contributions of his own
as flexible and open to change as scientists are supposed to be
None of the choices are correct
Question 2
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In terms of describing the method of introspection, Titchener ____.
defined it with the precision of an Oxford scholar
had difficulty defining exactly what he meant- correct
used inspection and retrospection
relied on Wundt's definition
used Comte's operational definition
Question 3
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Titchener argued that psychology is unique among the sciences because ____.
psychology alone is dependent on experiencing persons- correct
only psychology studies brain-behavior relationships
only psychology uses introspection
only psychology depends on human observers
None of the choices are correct; he believed psychology was virtually identical to the natural sciences
Question 4
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In his introspection experiments, Titchener wanted his subjects (observers) to ____.
try to create new images in consciousness from the presented stimuli
search for their inner self
have their galvanic skin response recorded while they gave their introspective reports
be passive recorders of the experiences registering on the conscious mind- correct
remember their childhood experiences
Question 5
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Which of the following was a topic to be explored by Titchener's psychology?
the reduction of conscious processes
the determination of the laws of association of elements of consciousness
to identify the physiological correlates of the elements
All the choices are correct.- correct
None of the answers is correct.
Question 6
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When Titchener returned to Oxford with his doctorate from Wundt, his colleagues ____.
quickly followed in his footsteps
incorporated his new ideas into their own approaches
tried their best to convince him to stay in England and add the new approaches he had learned to the department of philosophy
were skeptical of the use of scientific approaches to philosophical questions
None of the choices are correct
Question 7
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Substantial doubts about and attacks on introspection ____.
began when Titchener started using it as a method of study
were unknown before the work of Titchener
began when Titchener started using it as a method of study and were unknown before the work of Titchener
existed long before Titchener used the method
None of the choices are correct
Question 8
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Titchener's research led him to conclude that affective states had only ____ dimension(s); namely ____.
two; pleasure/displeasure and tension/ relaxation
one; tension/relaxation
one; pleasure/displeasure
one; excitement/depression
two; pleasure/displeasure and excitement/depression
Question 9
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Titchener vigorously cautioned experimental psychologists about the stimulus error, that is, about ____.
assuming a one-to-one correspondence between the stimulus and its perception
assuming a logarithmic relationship between the strength of the objective stimulus and the intensity of the psychological experience of the stimulus
describing the observed object rather than the experience of it
describing feelings instead of sensations
describing qualities of the stimulus instead of quantities
Question 10
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The two most important contributions of Titchener's system to modern psychology are ____.
his version of introspection and the experimental method
his experimental method and a strong position to protest
the delineation of a single dimension of affect and the identification of three (not two) elements of consciousness
facilitating the transition from a focus on self-report to a focus on the objective observation of behavior and insisting on pure research
the insistence on pure research and the focus on normal individuals as subjects
Question 11
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Titchener's introspection method was most like ____ method.
Wundt's
Brentano's
Stumpf's
Külpe's
Fechner's
Question 12
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Titchener's research identified three elements of consciousness: sensations, affective states, and ____.
subliminal perception
perception
images
behavioral intention
elements of emotion
Question 13
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With Titchener's structuralism as an idea to oppose, psychology ____.
moved far beyond his initial boundaries
made few advances in the United States
became even more mysterious
went from an emphasis on applied research to an emphasis on basic research
None of the choices are correct
Question 14
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In the Original Source Material from A Textbook of Psychology, Titchener described the difference between ____.
independent and dependent experience
immediate and mediate experience
structuralism and Wundtian psychology
truth and fiction
inspection and introspection
Question 15
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The sum of our experiences accumulated over a lifetime is Titchener's definition of ____.
mind
consciousness
memory
apperception
learning
Question 16
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When Titchener died, the era of structuralism ____.
was turned over to the Chicago school of thought
collapsed
reverted to Wundtian psychology
was taken over by his student, E. B. Boring
continued vigorously for another decade
Question 17
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Titchener's descriptors of sensations did NOT include which of the following?
quality
intensity
duration
clearness
propensity
Question 18
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In addition to introspection, another criticism of Titchener's system was its ____.
practicality
artificiality and sterility
difficulty of use
ease of use
genuineness and productiveness
Question 19
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Titchener excluded women from the meetings of the Titchener Experimentalists because women:
were not admitted to graduate programs in psychology.
were believed unable to grasp the pure research methods of experimentation.
psychologists were almost exclusively engaged in applied research.
could not be admitted without their husbands, and none had married experimental psychologists.
were too pure to smoke.
Question 20
5 / 5 pts
Titchener's relationship with Wundt and his family was one of ____.
distance
formality
closeness
false cordiality
None of the choices are correct
Question 1
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The first Ph.D. recipient to apply psychological principles to advertising was ____.
Scott
Watson
Hall
Cattell
Münsterberg
Question 2
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Scott argued that consumers ____.
are more influenced by the mystical than by the practical
will purchase whatever assists their adaptation to their habitats
will respond to whatever interrupts the stream of consciousness
are not rational beings
label their emotional responses to a stimulus only after they respond to it
Question 3
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Forensic psychology was established with the work of ____.
Scott
Hall
Münsterberg
Healey
Witmer
IncorrectQuestion 4
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Which of the following techniques became more widely applied in American psychology than in England?
graphic display of data
correlation coefficient
chi-square test- WRONG
anthropometric techniques
correlation coefficient and chi-square test
IncorrectQuestion 5
0 / 5 pts
Cattell's work was novel in its focus on ____.
conscious content
conscious process
human abilities
personality
reaction time studies- WRONG
Question 6
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With regard to racial differences in IQs, the work of ____ revealed that southern Whites test as less intelligent than northern Blacks.
Goddard
Thorndike- WRONG
Herrnstein
Terman
Bond
IncorrectQuestion 7
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____ used the Binet test at Ellis Island to restrict the entry of immigrants to the United States.
Simon
Terman
Thorndike
Goddard
Herrnstein
Question 8
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The first effective tests of mental faculties were developed by ____.
Hall
Cattell
Binet
Terman
Wechsler
Question 9
5 / 5 pts
The first person to earn a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology was ____.
Walter Scott
Lightener Witmer
Frank Gilbreth
Lillian Gilbreth
Anna Berliner
Question 10
5 / 5 pts
Who wrote The Theory and Practice of Advertising, the first book on the psychology of advertising?
Münsterberg
Beers
Goodenough
Healey
Scott
Question 11
5 / 5 pts
Who said, "There is no subconscious?"
Scott
Münsterberg
Berliner
Witmer
Gilbreth
Question 12
5 / 5 pts
The first techniques of psychological therapy to be used in America were developed by ____.
Witmer
Münsterberg
Healey
Bleuler
Freud
IncorrectQuestion 13
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Cattell agreed to employ Witmer at the University of Pennsylvania if he would ____.
study with Freud
study with James at Harvard
earn his Ph.D. with Hall at Clark
earn his Ph.D. at Columbia
earn his Ph.D. with Wundt at Leipzig
Question 14
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Which of the following methods did Cattell develop?
the chi-square test
the order-of-merit ranking method
correlational methods
the eugenics formula
the standard deviation formula
Question 15
5 / 5 pts
Why did the FDA take Coca Cola to court in 1911?
Because one of Coke's ingredients was cocaine.
Because one of Coke's ingredients was caffeine.
Because of illegal hiring practices.
Because of irregularities in the pricing of their stock.
Because they made unsupported claims in advertising.
Question 16
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Galton's influence on Cattell led to ____.
Cattell promoting the use of experimental and control groups
Cattell's method of average error
Cattell's work on the army Alpha and army Beta tests
Witmer's work with dyslexic children
the study of large groups rather than single subjects
Question 17
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The effect of World War I on the evolution of psychological testing was to ____.
establish a hospitable environment for such endeavors
identify the need for "culture fair" tests
establish a baseline of racial differences in IQs in the United States
refute the assumption that illiterates are mentally retarded
pave the way for aptitude tests for high-school students
Question 18
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Scott argued that the most effective advertisement consisted of ____.
a multiple-media approach
bright colors (such as McDonald's golden arches)
a sudden change in volume (such as television ads)
subliminal erotic components
a big picture accompanied by the fewest possible words (such as the Nike logo)
Question 19
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Cattell's interest in psychology was provoked by ____.
Fechner's book on psychophysics
Wundt's book on experimental psychology
James's Principles
Freud's papers on cocaine
his own use of drugs
Question 20
5 / 5 pts
Cattell was a strong proponent of ____.
eugenics
the single-subject design
Watson's behaviorism
social Darwinism
United States involvement in World War I