Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
9. Edward Titchener believed that every experience can be broken down into its individual emotions and sensations, which he called_______.
a. structuralism. c. sensationalism.
b. objectivity. d. functionalism.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
10. The first university in the United States to offer classes in psychology was ________ in the late 1870s.
a. Cornell University c. Howard University
b. Harvard University d. Wellesley College
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
11. William James was responsible for developing the theory of _____.
a. humanism. c. psychoanalysis.
b. introspection. d. functionalism.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
12. ________ was denied a Ph.D. because she was a woman. She went on to achieve many professional accomplishments, including becoming the first female president of the American Psychological Association in 1905.
a. Mary Whiton Calkins c. Mary Cover Jones
b. Margaret Washburn d. Anna Freud
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
13. Hispanic psychologist Jorge Sanchez is known for his research on ______.
a. intelligence tests and their cultural biases. c. children.
b. the effect of school segregation on African American d. phobias.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Topic: The History of Psychology
Skill: Remember the Facts
Objective (LO): 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology.
Bloom’s taxonomy: Knowledge
14. Which of the following is true about Gestalt psychology?