Industrial Psych Rpm Reviewer UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - stresses that psychology is the study of human
experience from an individual point of view.
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - proponent of structuralism
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - explored how mental and behavioral processes-
how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. studies mind as functioning part of
an organism.
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of functionalism
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological approach that emphasizes
that we often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - "Perception of Organization"
Max Wertheimer - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of Gestalt Psychology
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behavior
John Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of Behaviorism
,Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of learning. The idea is that learning is a
conscious, rational process. People learn by making models, maps and frameworks in their mind.
~ is the opposite of behaviorism.
Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - the belief that much of human behavior can be
understood in terms of how people think
Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - gives more emphasis on intellectual and cognitive
capacity of an individual.
Ulric Neisser - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of cognitive psychology
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on early childhood experiences,
unconscious motivations and drives
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of psychoanalysis
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and
achieve self-fulfillment
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - study that says that humans are basically good and
possess a free will
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - give importance towards the human goal and self-
actualization
Walter Dill Scott - CORRECT ANSWER - one of the first to apply psychology to
business, specifically in advertising; also involved in helping military implement psychological
testing to aid with personnel selection.
, Theory of Advertising - CORRECT ANSWER - first book to deal with psychology and
work.
Hugo Munsterberg - CORRECT ANSWER - father of industrial psychology
Hugo Munsterberg - CORRECT ANSWER - Published "Psychology and Industrial
Efficiency" in 1913 a book who dealt more BROADLY about Industrial Psychology.
Economic Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - also referred to as Indus psych during
WW1
Businness Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - another term for Indus during WW1
Employment Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - another term for Indus during WW1
Robert Yerkes - CORRECT ANSWER - american psychologist who pioneered the study of
human and primate intelligence
Robert Yerkes - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed Army Alpha and Beta tests
Army Alpha - CORRECT ANSWER - An intelligence test developed during World War I
and used by the army for soldiers who can read.
Army Beta - CORRECT ANSWER - An intelligence test developed during World War I
and used by the army for soldiers who cannot read.
office training - CORRECT ANSWER - more intelligent recruits were assigned in?
infantry - CORRECT ANSWER - less intelligent recruits were assigned in?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER - stresses that psychology is the study of human
experience from an individual point of view.
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWER - proponent of structuralism
functionalism - CORRECT ANSWER - explored how mental and behavioral processes-
how they enable the organism to adapt, survive, and flourish. studies mind as functioning part of
an organism.
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of functionalism
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological approach that emphasizes
that we often perceive the whole rather than the sum of the parts
Gestalt Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - "Perception of Organization"
Max Wertheimer - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of Gestalt Psychology
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theoretical orientation based on the premise that
scientific psychology should study only observable behavior
John Watson - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of Behaviorism
,Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of learning. The idea is that learning is a
conscious, rational process. People learn by making models, maps and frameworks in their mind.
~ is the opposite of behaviorism.
Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - the belief that much of human behavior can be
understood in terms of how people think
Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - gives more emphasis on intellectual and cognitive
capacity of an individual.
Ulric Neisser - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of cognitive psychology
Psychoanalysis - CORRECT ANSWER - focuses on early childhood experiences,
unconscious motivations and drives
Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWER - founder of psychoanalysis
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - How we meet our needs for love and acceptance and
achieve self-fulfillment
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - study that says that humans are basically good and
possess a free will
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER - give importance towards the human goal and self-
actualization
Walter Dill Scott - CORRECT ANSWER - one of the first to apply psychology to
business, specifically in advertising; also involved in helping military implement psychological
testing to aid with personnel selection.
, Theory of Advertising - CORRECT ANSWER - first book to deal with psychology and
work.
Hugo Munsterberg - CORRECT ANSWER - father of industrial psychology
Hugo Munsterberg - CORRECT ANSWER - Published "Psychology and Industrial
Efficiency" in 1913 a book who dealt more BROADLY about Industrial Psychology.
Economic Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - also referred to as Indus psych during
WW1
Businness Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - another term for Indus during WW1
Employment Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - another term for Indus during WW1
Robert Yerkes - CORRECT ANSWER - american psychologist who pioneered the study of
human and primate intelligence
Robert Yerkes - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed Army Alpha and Beta tests
Army Alpha - CORRECT ANSWER - An intelligence test developed during World War I
and used by the army for soldiers who can read.
Army Beta - CORRECT ANSWER - An intelligence test developed during World War I
and used by the army for soldiers who cannot read.
office training - CORRECT ANSWER - more intelligent recruits were assigned in?
infantry - CORRECT ANSWER - less intelligent recruits were assigned in?
