HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY 6TH
EDITION EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED CORRECT
RESPONSES HIGH SCORING
◉ Robert Whytt
Answer: 1763 proposed conditioned response but naturalistic
theory decided the times weren't ready to accept this concept.
◉ Simultaneous discovery
Answer: Scientific discoveries that are made independently that
occur more or less at the same time by multiple scientists. Related to
Naturalistic Theory.
◉ Problems with Naturalistic theory
Answer: Dominant theoretical position may obstruct new
viewpoints. Strong beliefs block new ideas. Journal editors block
contradictory research to popular ideas.
Zeitgeist can have inhibiting effect on methods of investigation,
theoretical formulations, and the definition of subject matter.
◉ Wilhelm Wundt
, Answer: german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal
science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
◉ 3 primary sources of knowledge and information from Greeks
that determined how science developed in western world
Answer: 1. Greek Philosophy (ethics)
2. Metaphysics (Philosophy)
3. Epistemology
◉ Epistemology
Answer: BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE
OF KNOWLEDGE
◉ school of thought
Answer: Refers to a group of psychologists who become associated
ideologically, and sometimes geographically, with the leader of a
movement.
◉ Preparadigmatic
Answer: the stage in the development of a science when it is still
divided into schools of thought
◉ Has psychology reached the paradigmatic stage
EDITION EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED CORRECT
RESPONSES HIGH SCORING
◉ Robert Whytt
Answer: 1763 proposed conditioned response but naturalistic
theory decided the times weren't ready to accept this concept.
◉ Simultaneous discovery
Answer: Scientific discoveries that are made independently that
occur more or less at the same time by multiple scientists. Related to
Naturalistic Theory.
◉ Problems with Naturalistic theory
Answer: Dominant theoretical position may obstruct new
viewpoints. Strong beliefs block new ideas. Journal editors block
contradictory research to popular ideas.
Zeitgeist can have inhibiting effect on methods of investigation,
theoretical formulations, and the definition of subject matter.
◉ Wilhelm Wundt
, Answer: german physiologist who founded psychology as a formal
science; opened first psychology research laboratory in 1879
◉ 3 primary sources of knowledge and information from Greeks
that determined how science developed in western world
Answer: 1. Greek Philosophy (ethics)
2. Metaphysics (Philosophy)
3. Epistemology
◉ Epistemology
Answer: BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY THAT EXAMINES THE NATURE
OF KNOWLEDGE
◉ school of thought
Answer: Refers to a group of psychologists who become associated
ideologically, and sometimes geographically, with the leader of a
movement.
◉ Preparadigmatic
Answer: the stage in the development of a science when it is still
divided into schools of thought
◉ Has psychology reached the paradigmatic stage
