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I. gMultiplegChoice
NOTE:g Thegfollowinggitemsgalsogappeargingthegonlinegstudygguidegthatgisgavailablegtogstuden
ts:g2,g6,g14,g24,g28,g39
1. RobertgWatsongwasginstrumentalgingdevelopingginterestgingpsychology’sghistorygingtheg1960s.gDuringgthisgtim
eghegaccomplishedgallgofgthegfollowinggexcept
a. playedgagkeygrolegingforminggAPA’sgDivisiong26g(onghistory)
b. wasgfirstgDirectorgofgdoctoralgprogramgingpsychology’sghistorygatgUNH
c. establishedgandgbecamegthegfirstgdirectorgofgthegArchivesgofgthegHistorygofgAmericangPsychology
d. hadgagkeygrolegingforminggCheiron
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegleastgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistoryg(inggeneral,gnotgjustgpsycholo
gy’sghistory)?
a. itgenablesgusgtogunderstandgthegpresentgbetter
b. knowingghistorygisgthegonlygsuregwaygtogpredictgthegfuture
c. itgpreventsgusgfromgthinkinggthatgthingsgweregalwaysgmuchgbettergingthegpast
d. itghelpsgusgtogunderstandghumangnature
3. Earlygingthegchapter,gwhatgwasgthegpurposegofgdescribinggthegformationgofgthegAssociationgforgPsycholog
icalgScienceg(APS)?
a. togshowgthatgunderstandinggthegpresentgrequiresgknowinggthegpast
b. togshowgthatgthegmostgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistorygisgtogbegablegtogpredictgthegfuture
c. togshowgthatgpsychologygcangnevergbegagunifiedgdiscipline
d. togshowgthatgmostgresearchgpsychologistsgknowglittlegandgcareglittlegaboutghistory
4. WhatgwasgthegpurposegofgthegBoorstingquotegfromghisgessaygThegPrisongofgthegPresent?
a. togshowgthatgagfullgunderstandinggofgthegpresentgrequiresgknowinggthegpast
b. togshowgthatgthegmostgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistorygisgtogbegablegtogpredictgthegfuture
c. togshowgthatgknowingghistorygpreventsgusgfromgthinkinggthatgthingsgweregalwaysgbettergin
gthegpastgthangtheygaregnow
d. togshowgthatgmostgpsychologistsgprefergtoglivegingthegpast
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegleastgvaluablegreasongforgstudyinggpsychology’sghistory?
a. itgwillgenablegusgtogavoidgthegmistakesgofgthegpast
b. itgwillghelpgsynthesizegthegcontentglearnedgingothergpsychologygcourses
c. itghelpsgenablegusgbettergunderstandgthegpresentgstatusgofgpsychology
d. issuesgofgimportanceg100gyearsgagogaregstillgimportantgtoday
6. Furumoto’sgconceptgofg“old”ghistorygisgcharacterizedgby
a. internalghistory
b. naturalisticghistory
c. angemphasisgonghistoricalgcontext
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’sgconceptgofg“new”ghistorygisgcharacterizedgby
a. internalghistory
b. personalisticghistory
c. angemphasisgongtheghistorygofgideas
d. historicism
8. Someonegtakinggang“old”ghistorygstancegwould,gaccordinggtogFurumoto,gbeglikelygtogsaygthat
a. Jones’sg1920gstudygisgimportantgbecausegitganticipatedgSmith’sg1997gresearch
b. theghistorygofgpsychologygis,gingessence,gtheghistorygofggreatgpsychologists
c. moderngpsychologyghasgprogressedgsignificantlygfromgthegdaysgofgthegintrospectiveganalysis
d. allgofgthese
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9. Oldghistorygthinkinggtypicallygincludes
a. origingmyths
b. emphasizinggthegzeitgeist
c. historicistgrathergthangpresentistgviews
d. denyinggthegimportancegofghistory
10. TracinggmoderngexperimentalgsocialgpsychologygtogTriplett’sg1898gstudygthatgsimulatedgcompetitiongamo
nggcyclistsgisgangexamplegof
a. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeist
b. angeponym
c. angorigingmyth
d. agmultiple
11. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegaboutgangorigingmythgingpsychology?
a. itgusuallygdescribesgeventsgthatgnevergactuallyghappened
b. itgfalselyggivesgcreditgtogagdiscoverygtogpersongXgwhengpersongYgingfactganticipatedgthegdisco
verygsomegyearsgbeforegpersongX
c. itgglorifiesgthegzeitgeistgatgthegexpensegofgfailinggtogrecognizegthegvaluegofgindividualggenius
d. itggivesgthegfalsegimpressiongofgagcleargstartinggpointgforgagscientificgapproachgtogsomegare
agofgpsychology
12. Ifgyougaccusegsomeonegofgbeinggexcessivelyg“presentist,”gitgmeansgthatgthisgperson
a. believesgthegpresentgcangonlygbegunderstoodgbygunderstandinggthegpast
b. thinksgthegpastgshouldgbegevaluatedgbygusinggthegstandardsgofgthegpresent
c. believesghistorygisgofgnogimportancegatgallgtogthegpresent
d. thinksgthegpresentgcangbegunderstoodg(itgisghappeninggnow);gthegpastgcangnevergbegunderstood
13. Someonegtakinggagnaturalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsay
a. Darwingrevolutionizedgbiology;gtheg19thgcenturygwouldghavegbeengcompletelygdifferentgwith
outghim
b. historygchangesgbecausegspecialgpeopleg(e.g.,gEinstein)gforceghistorygtogchange
c. I’mgnotgatgallgsurprisedgthatgtwogpeopleg(Darwing&gWallace)gthoughtgofgthegideagofgnat
uralgselectiongatgaboutgthegsamegtime
d. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
14. Someonegtakinggagnaturalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsaygthat
a. withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent
b. historygchangesgbecausegofgthegworkgofghighlygcreativegandgforcefulgindividuals
c. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated;gpeoplegaregmoregimportant
d. biographygmatters,gbutgthegzeitgeistgisgagmoregcriticalgfactor
15. Thegexistencegofg“multiples”gsupportsgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. naturalisticgapproach
b. internalgapproach
c. personalisticgapproach
d. presentistgapproach
16. Thegexistencegofg“multiples”
a. refutesgthegideagthatgthegzeitgeistgisgimportant
b. supportsgagnaturalisticgmoregthangagpersonalisticgviewpoint
c. supportsgagpersonalisticgmoregthangagnaturalisticgviewpoint
d. demonstratesgthegdangersgofgpresentism
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17. Accordinggtogaghistoricistgapproachgtoghistory,
a. thegpastgshouldgbegunderstoodgwithgreferencegtogthegvaluesgandgunderstandingsgofgthegpast
b. thegpastgshouldgbegevaluatedgbygusinggthegstandardsgofgthegpresent
c. thegpresentgcangonlygbegunderstoodgbygknowinggthegpast
d. thegpresentgcangbegunderstoodgbecausegitgisghappeninggnow,gbutgthegpastgcangnever
gbegunderstood
18. Someonegtakinggagpersonalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsaygthat
a. withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent
b. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
c. bothgwithoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferentgandgthegimportancegof
gthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
d. nonegofgthese
19. Ingcontrastingg“old”gandg“new”ghistory,gFurumotogdescribedgthegoldgwaygofgdoingghistorygas
a. historicist,ginternal,gandgpresentist
b. external,gpresentist,gandgnaturalistic
c. personalistic,ginternal,gandgpresentist
d. contextual,gpresentist,gandgpersonalistic
20. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegaboutgangexternalghistorygofgpsychology?
a. itgexaminesgtheginfluencegofgsuchgthingsgasgthegsocialgandgpoliticalgcontextgingwh
ichgimportantgeventsgoccurred
b. itgemphasizesgthegimportancegofghowgtheoriesgevolveg(thatgis,gangexternalghistoryg
isgaghistorygofgideas)
c. itgemphasizesgthegaccomplishmentsgofggreatgindividuals
d. itgevaluatesgthegpastgwithgreferencegtogpresentgknowledgegandgvalues
21. Someonegarguinggforgthegimportancegofgthegzeitgeist
a. prefersgagpersonalisticgrathergthangagnaturalistIcghistory
b. believesgthatg“thegmengmakegthegtimes”
c. emphasizesgthegimportancegofghistory’sg“multiples”
d. believesgthatgthegsocialgandgpoliticalgcontextgisgnotgrelevant
22. Togsaygthatg“withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent”gisgtogtakega
a. contextualgapproachgtoghistory
b. naturalisticgviewgofghistory
c. personalisticgviewgofghistory
d. presentistgapproachgofghistory
23. Comparedgtogtheg“new”ghistory,gtheg“old,”gtraditionalgwaygofglookinggatgpsychology’sghistorygisgcharacteri
zedgby
a. aghistoricistgapproach
b. agnaturalisticgapproach
c. anginternalgapproach
d. agcontextualgapproach
24. WhengreadinggaboutgGoddardgandgthegimmigrants,gsomeonegtakinggagpresentistgapproachgwould
a. emphasizeghowgGoddardgandgothersgweregaffectedgbygthegtheorygofgevolution
b. trygtogunderstandgthegzeitgeist
c. concentrategongunderstandinggthegmentalgprocessesginvolvedgingscoringgwellgongangIQgtest
d. criticizegGoddardgforgfailinggtogrecognizegthegimportancegofgangimmigrant’sgculturalgbackground
Chapterg1 e
I. gMultiplegChoice
NOTE:g Thegfollowinggitemsgalsogappeargingthegonlinegstudygguidegthatgisgavailablegtogstuden
ts:g2,g6,g14,g24,g28,g39
1. RobertgWatsongwasginstrumentalgingdevelopingginterestgingpsychology’sghistorygingtheg1960s.gDuringgthisgtim
eghegaccomplishedgallgofgthegfollowinggexcept
a. playedgagkeygrolegingforminggAPA’sgDivisiong26g(onghistory)
b. wasgfirstgDirectorgofgdoctoralgprogramgingpsychology’sghistorygatgUNH
c. establishedgandgbecamegthegfirstgdirectorgofgthegArchivesgofgthegHistorygofgAmericangPsychology
d. hadgagkeygrolegingforminggCheiron
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegleastgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistoryg(inggeneral,gnotgjustgpsycholo
gy’sghistory)?
a. itgenablesgusgtogunderstandgthegpresentgbetter
b. knowingghistorygisgthegonlygsuregwaygtogpredictgthegfuture
c. itgpreventsgusgfromgthinkinggthatgthingsgweregalwaysgmuchgbettergingthegpast
d. itghelpsgusgtogunderstandghumangnature
3. Earlygingthegchapter,gwhatgwasgthegpurposegofgdescribinggthegformationgofgthegAssociationgforgPsycholog
icalgScienceg(APS)?
a. togshowgthatgunderstandinggthegpresentgrequiresgknowinggthegpast
b. togshowgthatgthegmostgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistorygisgtogbegablegtogpredictgthegfuture
c. togshowgthatgpsychologygcangnevergbegagunifiedgdiscipline
d. togshowgthatgmostgresearchgpsychologistsgknowglittlegandgcareglittlegaboutghistory
4. WhatgwasgthegpurposegofgthegBoorstingquotegfromghisgessaygThegPrisongofgthegPresent?
a. togshowgthatgagfullgunderstandinggofgthegpresentgrequiresgknowinggthegpast
b. togshowgthatgthegmostgimportantgreasongforgstudyingghistorygisgtogbegablegtogpredictgthegfuture
c. togshowgthatgknowingghistorygpreventsgusgfromgthinkinggthatgthingsgweregalwaysgbettergin
gthegpastgthangtheygaregnow
d. togshowgthatgmostgpsychologistsgprefergtoglivegingthegpast
5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegleastgvaluablegreasongforgstudyinggpsychology’sghistory?
a. itgwillgenablegusgtogavoidgthegmistakesgofgthegpast
b. itgwillghelpgsynthesizegthegcontentglearnedgingothergpsychologygcourses
c. itghelpsgenablegusgbettergunderstandgthegpresentgstatusgofgpsychology
d. issuesgofgimportanceg100gyearsgagogaregstillgimportantgtoday
6. Furumoto’sgconceptgofg“old”ghistorygisgcharacterizedgby
a. internalghistory
b. naturalisticghistory
c. angemphasisgonghistoricalgcontext
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’sgconceptgofg“new”ghistorygisgcharacterizedgby
a. internalghistory
b. personalisticghistory
c. angemphasisgongtheghistorygofgideas
d. historicism
8. Someonegtakinggang“old”ghistorygstancegwould,gaccordinggtogFurumoto,gbeglikelygtogsaygthat
a. Jones’sg1920gstudygisgimportantgbecausegitganticipatedgSmith’sg1997gresearch
b. theghistorygofgpsychologygis,gingessence,gtheghistorygofggreatgpsychologists
c. moderngpsychologyghasgprogressedgsignificantlygfromgthegdaysgofgthegintrospectiveganalysis
d. allgofgthese
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9. Oldghistorygthinkinggtypicallygincludes
a. origingmyths
b. emphasizinggthegzeitgeist
c. historicistgrathergthangpresentistgviews
d. denyinggthegimportancegofghistory
10. TracinggmoderngexperimentalgsocialgpsychologygtogTriplett’sg1898gstudygthatgsimulatedgcompetitiongamo
nggcyclistsgisgangexamplegof
a. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeist
b. angeponym
c. angorigingmyth
d. agmultiple
11. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegaboutgangorigingmythgingpsychology?
a. itgusuallygdescribesgeventsgthatgnevergactuallyghappened
b. itgfalselyggivesgcreditgtogagdiscoverygtogpersongXgwhengpersongYgingfactganticipatedgthegdisco
verygsomegyearsgbeforegpersongX
c. itgglorifiesgthegzeitgeistgatgthegexpensegofgfailinggtogrecognizegthegvaluegofgindividualggenius
d. itggivesgthegfalsegimpressiongofgagcleargstartinggpointgforgagscientificgapproachgtogsomegare
agofgpsychology
12. Ifgyougaccusegsomeonegofgbeinggexcessivelyg“presentist,”gitgmeansgthatgthisgperson
a. believesgthegpresentgcangonlygbegunderstoodgbygunderstandinggthegpast
b. thinksgthegpastgshouldgbegevaluatedgbygusinggthegstandardsgofgthegpresent
c. believesghistorygisgofgnogimportancegatgallgtogthegpresent
d. thinksgthegpresentgcangbegunderstoodg(itgisghappeninggnow);gthegpastgcangnevergbegunderstood
13. Someonegtakinggagnaturalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsay
a. Darwingrevolutionizedgbiology;gtheg19thgcenturygwouldghavegbeengcompletelygdifferentgwith
outghim
b. historygchangesgbecausegspecialgpeopleg(e.g.,gEinstein)gforceghistorygtogchange
c. I’mgnotgatgallgsurprisedgthatgtwogpeopleg(Darwing&gWallace)gthoughtgofgthegideagofgnat
uralgselectiongatgaboutgthegsamegtime
d. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
14. Someonegtakinggagnaturalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsaygthat
a. withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent
b. historygchangesgbecausegofgthegworkgofghighlygcreativegandgforcefulgindividuals
c. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated;gpeoplegaregmoregimportant
d. biographygmatters,gbutgthegzeitgeistgisgagmoregcriticalgfactor
15. Thegexistencegofg“multiples”gsupportsgwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. naturalisticgapproach
b. internalgapproach
c. personalisticgapproach
d. presentistgapproach
16. Thegexistencegofg“multiples”
a. refutesgthegideagthatgthegzeitgeistgisgimportant
b. supportsgagnaturalisticgmoregthangagpersonalisticgviewpoint
c. supportsgagpersonalisticgmoregthangagnaturalisticgviewpoint
d. demonstratesgthegdangersgofgpresentism
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17. Accordinggtogaghistoricistgapproachgtoghistory,
a. thegpastgshouldgbegunderstoodgwithgreferencegtogthegvaluesgandgunderstandingsgofgthegpast
b. thegpastgshouldgbegevaluatedgbygusinggthegstandardsgofgthegpresent
c. thegpresentgcangonlygbegunderstoodgbygknowinggthegpast
d. thegpresentgcangbegunderstoodgbecausegitgisghappeninggnow,gbutgthegpastgcangnever
gbegunderstood
18. Someonegtakinggagpersonalisticgapproachgtoghistorygwouldgsaygthat
a. withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent
b. thegimportancegofgthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
c. bothgwithoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferentgandgthegimportancegof
gthegzeitgeistghasgbeengoverstated
d. nonegofgthese
19. Ingcontrastingg“old”gandg“new”ghistory,gFurumotogdescribedgthegoldgwaygofgdoingghistorygas
a. historicist,ginternal,gandgpresentist
b. external,gpresentist,gandgnaturalistic
c. personalistic,ginternal,gandgpresentist
d. contextual,gpresentist,gandgpersonalistic
20. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegaboutgangexternalghistorygofgpsychology?
a. itgexaminesgtheginfluencegofgsuchgthingsgasgthegsocialgandgpoliticalgcontextgingwh
ichgimportantgeventsgoccurred
b. itgemphasizesgthegimportancegofghowgtheoriesgevolveg(thatgis,gangexternalghistoryg
isgaghistorygofgideas)
c. itgemphasizesgthegaccomplishmentsgofggreatgindividuals
d. itgevaluatesgthegpastgwithgreferencegtogpresentgknowledgegandgvalues
21. Someonegarguinggforgthegimportancegofgthegzeitgeist
a. prefersgagpersonalisticgrathergthangagnaturalistIcghistory
b. believesgthatg“thegmengmakegthegtimes”
c. emphasizesgthegimportancegofghistory’sg“multiples”
d. believesgthatgthegsocialgandgpoliticalgcontextgisgnotgrelevant
22. Togsaygthatg“withoutgDescartes,gtheghistorygofgreflexgactiongwouldgbegtotallygdifferent”gisgtogtakega
a. contextualgapproachgtoghistory
b. naturalisticgviewgofghistory
c. personalisticgviewgofghistory
d. presentistgapproachgofghistory
23. Comparedgtogtheg“new”ghistory,gtheg“old,”gtraditionalgwaygofglookinggatgpsychology’sghistorygisgcharacteri
zedgby
a. aghistoricistgapproach
b. agnaturalisticgapproach
c. anginternalgapproach
d. agcontextualgapproach
24. WhengreadinggaboutgGoddardgandgthegimmigrants,gsomeonegtakinggagpresentistgapproachgwould
a. emphasizeghowgGoddardgandgothersgweregaffectedgbygthegtheorygofgevolution
b. trygtogunderstandgthegzeitgeist
c. concentrategongunderstandinggthegmentalgprocessesginvolvedgingscoringgwellgongangIQgtest
d. criticizegGoddardgforgfailinggtogrecognizegthegimportancegofgangimmigrant’sgculturalgbackground
