A History Of Psychology Ideas and Context 4th Edition by
King - Test Bank (Chapter 1 - 17)
,Content
Chapter 1 – Historical Studies: Some Issues
Chapter 2 – Philosophical Issues
Chapter 3 – Ancient Psychological Thought
Chapter 4 – The Roman Period and the Middle Ages
Chapter 5 – The Renaissance
Chapter 6 – Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism
Chapter 7- Rationalism
Chapter 8 – Mechanization and Quantification
Chapter 9 – Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform
Chapter 10 – Psychophysics
and the Formal Founding of Psychology
Chapter 11 – Developments after the Founding
Chapter 12 – Functionalism
Chapter 13 – Behaviorism
Chapter 14 – Other Behavioral Psychologies
Chapter 15 – Gestalt Psychology
Chapter 16 – Psychoanalysis
Chapter 17 – Humanistic Psychologies
, Chapter 1 – Historical Studies: Some Issues
As a self-conscious formal discipline, psychology is
a.
about 300 years old.
b.
little more than 100 years old.
c.
only 50 years old.
d.
almost 500 years old. [p. 2]
2.
*
Each of the following is a reason to study history EXCEPT a. History
encourages a narrow perspective.
b. History teaches a healthy
skepticism.
c. History teaches humility.
d.
History is a key to understanding the future.
[pp. 2-4] 3.
In a broad and philosophical sense, the term historiography refers to
a. philosophical questions about history.
b. philosophical questions about historical methodology.
c. characteristics of a body of historical writings.
d. all of the above.[p. 4]
* 4.
*
According to the text, history has an empirical component. The empirical component
includes
a.
, attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b.
only those rare instances when historians conduct experiments. c.
explanations offered by historians.
d.
data such as unpublished letters, diaries, etc.
[pp. 1-3]
5.
*
According to the text, history has an explanatory component. The explanatory
component includes
a.
attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b.
attempts by historians to define history.
c.
chronological records.
d.
data such as unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, etc. [p. 5]
6.
*
There are many definitions of history. The definition preferred by the authors of your text is that history is
a.
the interpretive study of the events of the human past. b.
the chronology of the events that provide the raw material for the historian. c.
the scientific study of the past.
d.
all of the above. [p. 6]
7. The kind of objectivity that we might reasonably expect of historical writing is that objectivity characterized
by
a. correspondence between a historical narrative and the events of the past. *
b.
King - Test Bank (Chapter 1 - 17)
,Content
Chapter 1 – Historical Studies: Some Issues
Chapter 2 – Philosophical Issues
Chapter 3 – Ancient Psychological Thought
Chapter 4 – The Roman Period and the Middle Ages
Chapter 5 – The Renaissance
Chapter 6 – Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism
Chapter 7- Rationalism
Chapter 8 – Mechanization and Quantification
Chapter 9 – Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform
Chapter 10 – Psychophysics
and the Formal Founding of Psychology
Chapter 11 – Developments after the Founding
Chapter 12 – Functionalism
Chapter 13 – Behaviorism
Chapter 14 – Other Behavioral Psychologies
Chapter 15 – Gestalt Psychology
Chapter 16 – Psychoanalysis
Chapter 17 – Humanistic Psychologies
, Chapter 1 – Historical Studies: Some Issues
As a self-conscious formal discipline, psychology is
a.
about 300 years old.
b.
little more than 100 years old.
c.
only 50 years old.
d.
almost 500 years old. [p. 2]
2.
*
Each of the following is a reason to study history EXCEPT a. History
encourages a narrow perspective.
b. History teaches a healthy
skepticism.
c. History teaches humility.
d.
History is a key to understanding the future.
[pp. 2-4] 3.
In a broad and philosophical sense, the term historiography refers to
a. philosophical questions about history.
b. philosophical questions about historical methodology.
c. characteristics of a body of historical writings.
d. all of the above.[p. 4]
* 4.
*
According to the text, history has an empirical component. The empirical component
includes
a.
, attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b.
only those rare instances when historians conduct experiments. c.
explanations offered by historians.
d.
data such as unpublished letters, diaries, etc.
[pp. 1-3]
5.
*
According to the text, history has an explanatory component. The explanatory
component includes
a.
attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b.
attempts by historians to define history.
c.
chronological records.
d.
data such as unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, etc. [p. 5]
6.
*
There are many definitions of history. The definition preferred by the authors of your text is that history is
a.
the interpretive study of the events of the human past. b.
the chronology of the events that provide the raw material for the historian. c.
the scientific study of the past.
d.
all of the above. [p. 6]
7. The kind of objectivity that we might reasonably expect of historical writing is that objectivity characterized
by
a. correspondence between a historical narrative and the events of the past. *
b.
