ANS: b, Remember the Facts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (1)
% correct 100 a= 0 b= 100 c= 0 d= 0 r = .00
APA=1.2
TB_01_17_The History of Psychology_Understand_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
How our minds help us adapt to the world around us was a primary question addressed by which early movement of psychology?
a) Behaviorism
b) Cognitivism
c) Functionalism
Correct. The functionalists were interested in determining the purpose of human consciousness, or how it helped us with our everyday lives.
d) Structuralism
Incorrect. The structuralists were interested in determining the structure, or basic makeup, of human consciousness.
Topic: The History of Psychology
ANS: c, Understand the Concepts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (1)
APA=1.2
TB_01_18_The History of Psychology_Apply_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
If an individual believed that why people think and feel as they do is more important than what they think and how they think, that individual would be a proponent of the ________ approach to psychology.
a) structuralist
Incorrect. The structuralists were interested in determining the structure, or basic makeup, of human consciousness.
b) functionalist
Correct. The functionalists were interested in determining the purpose of human consciousness, or how it helped us with our everyday lives.
c) psychodynamic
d) behaviorist
Topic: The History of Psychology
ANS: b, Apply What You Know, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (3)
APA=1.2
TB_01_19_The History of Psychology_Apply_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
If a functionalist from the 1870s were alive today, where would we most likely find him?
a) in a laboratory, studying principles of perception
b) in a school, working to improve teaching methods
Correct. Functionalists applied research to actual problems.
c) in a mountain retreat, contemplating the meaning of life
d) in a sleep laboratory, trying to determine if our need for sleep is biologically based
Incorrect. This would be considered pure research.
Topic: The History of Psychology
ANS: b, Apply What You Know, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (2)
APA=1.2
TB_01_20_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
Which psychologist was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1925?
a) Charles Henry Thompson
Correct. Charles Henry Thompson earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology in 1925 at the University of Chicago, the first African American to receive this degree in the USA.
b) Linus Pauling
Incorrect. The correct individual was Thompson, not Pauling.
c) Albert Sidney Beckham
d) Inez Beverly Prosser
Topic: The History of Psychology
ANS: a, Remember the Facts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (3)
APA=1.2
TB_01_21_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
While Margaret F. Washburn may have been the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States (in 1894), the first African American woman to do so was ________ in 1934 at the University of Minnesota.
a) Inez Beverly Prosser
b) Ruth Howard
Correct. Howard was the first woman of color to receive the doctorate in psychology in the USA.
c) Margaret Mahler
d) Anna Freud
Incorrect. Anna Freud did not do her studies in America. The correct answer is Ruth Howard.
Topic: The History of Psychology
ANS: b, Remember the Facts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (3)
APA=1.2
TB_01_22_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
Which noted African American psychologist held a post as president of Shaw University in North Carolina and then president of Virginia State College?
a) Charles Henry Thompson
b) Howard Hale Long