,Test8Bank—Chapter81 Goodwin8History,85e 1-1
I. 8Multiple8Choice
NOTE:8 The8following8items8also8appear8in8the8online8study8guide8that8is8available8to8students
:82,86,814,824,828,839
1. Robert8Watson8was8instrumental8in8developing8interest8in8psychology’s8history8in8the81960s.8During8this8time8
he8accomplished8all8of8the8following8except
a. played8a8key8role8in8forming8APA’s8Division8268(on8history)
b. was8first8Director8of8doctoral8program8in8psychology’s8history8at8UNH
c. established8and8became8the8first8director8of8the8Archives8of8the8History8of8American8Psychology
d. had8a8key8role8in8forming8Cheiron
2. Which8of8the8following8is8the8least8important8reason8for8studying8history8(in8general,8not8just8psychology
’s8history)?
a. it8enables8us8to8understand8the8present8better
b. knowing8history8is8the8only8sure8way8to8predict8the8future
c. it8prevents8us8from8thinking8that8things8were8always8much8better8in8the8past
d. it8helps8us8to8understand8human8nature
3. Early8in8the8chapter,8what8was8the8purpose8of8describing8the8formation8of8the8Association8for8Psychologic
al8Science8(APS)?
a. to8show8that8understanding8the8present8requires8knowing8the8past
b. to8show8that8the8most8important8reason8for8studying8history8is8to8be8able8to8predict8the8future
c. to8show8that8psychology8can8never8be8a8unified8discipline
d. to8show8that8most8research8psychologists8know8little8and8care8little8about8history
4. What8was8the8purpose8of8the8Boorstin8quote8from8his8essay8The8Prison8of8the8Present?
a. to8show8that8a8full8understanding8of8the8present8requires8knowing8the8past
b. to8show8that8the8most8important8reason8for8studying8history8is8to8be8able8to8predict8the8future
c. to8show8that8knowing8history8prevents8us8from8thinking8that8things8were8always8better8in8t
he8past8than8they8are8now
d. to8show8that8most8psychologists8prefer8to8live8in8the8past
5. Which8of8the8following8is8the8least8valuable8reason8for8studying8psychology’s8history?
a. it8will8enable8us8to8avoid8the8mistakes8of8the8past
b. it8will8help8synthesize8the8content8learned8in8other8psychology8courses
c. it8helps8enable8us8better8understand8the8present8status8of8psychology
d. issues8of8importance81008years8ago8are8still8important8today
6. Furumoto’s8concept8of8“old”8history8is8characterized8by
a. internal8history
b. naturalistic8history
c. an8emphasis8on8historical8context
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’s8concept8of8“new”8history8is8characterized8by
a. internal8history
b. personalistic8history
c. an8emphasis8on8the8history8of8ideas
d. historicism
8. Someone8taking8an8“old”8history8stance8would,8according8to8Furumoto,8be8likely8to8say8that
a. Jones’s819208study8is8important8because8it8anticipated8Smith’s819978research
b. the8history8of8psychology8is,8in8essence,8the8history8of8great8psychologists
c. modern8psychology8has8progressed8significantly8from8the8days8of8the8introspective8analysis
d. all8of8these
,Test8Bank—Chapter81 Goodwin8History,85e 1-2
9. Old8history8thinking8typically8includes
a. origin8myths
b. emphasizing8the8zeitgeist
c. historicist8rather8than8presentist8views
d. denying8the8importance8of8history
10. Tracing8modern8experimental8social8psychology8to8Triplett’s818988study8that8simulated8competition8amon
g8cyclists8is8an8example8of
a. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist
b. an8eponym
c. an8origin8myth
d. a8multiple
11. Which8of8the8following8is8true8about8an8origin8myth8in8psychology?
a. it8usually8describes8events8that8never8actually8happened
b. it8falsely8gives8credit8to8a8discovery8to8person8X8when8person8Y8in8fact8anticipated8the8discove
ry8some8years8before8person8X
c. it8glorifies8the8zeitgeist8at8the8expense8of8failing8to8recognize8the8value8of8individual8genius
d. it8gives8the8false8impression8of8a8clear8starting8point8for8a8scientific8approach8to8some8area8
of8psychology
12. If8you8accuse8someone8of8being8excessively8“presentist,”8it8means8that8this8person
a. believes8the8present8can8only8be8understood8by8understanding8the8past
b. thinks8the8past8should8be8evaluated8by8using8the8standards8of8the8present
c. believes8history8is8of8no8importance8at8all8to8the8present
d. thinks8the8present8can8be8understood8(it8is8happening8now);8the8past8can8never8be8understood
13. Someone8taking8a8naturalistic8approach8to8history8would8say
a. Darwin8revolutionized8biology;8the819th8century8would8have8been8completely8different8witho
ut8him
b. history8changes8because8special8people8(e.g.,8Einstein)8force8history8to8change
c. I’m8not8at8all8surprised8that8two8people8(Darwin8&8Wallace)8thought8of8the8idea8of8natur
al8selection8at8about8the8same8time
d. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
14. Someone8taking8a8naturalistic8approach8to8history8would8say8that
a. without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different
b. history8changes8because8of8the8work8of8highly8creative8and8forceful8individuals
c. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated;8people8are8more8important
d. biography8matters,8but8the8zeitgeist8is8a8more8critical8factor
15. The8existence8of8“multiples”8supports8which8of8the8following?
a. naturalistic8approach
b. internal8approach
c. personalistic8approach
d. presentist8approach
16. The8existence8of8“multiples”
a. refutes8the8idea8that8the8zeitgeist8is8important
b. supports8a8naturalistic8more8than8a8personalistic8viewpoint
c. supports8a8personalistic8more8than8a8naturalistic8viewpoint
d. demonstrates8the8dangers8of8presentism
, Test8Bank—Chapter81 Goodwin8History,85e 1-3
17. According8to8a8historicist8approach8to8history,
a. the8past8should8be8understood8with8reference8to8the8values8and8understandings8of8the8past
b. the8past8should8be8evaluated8by8using8the8standards8of8the8present
c. the8present8can8only8be8understood8by8knowing8the8past
d. the8present8can8be8understood8because8it8is8happening8now,8but8the8past8can8never8
be8understood
18. Someone8taking8a8personalistic8approach8to8history8would8say8that
a. without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different
b. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
c. both8without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different8and8the8importance8of8t
he8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
d. none8of8these
19. In8contrasting8“old”8and8“new”8history,8Furumoto8described8the8old8way8of8doing8history8as
a. historicist,8internal,8and8presentist
b. external,8presentist,8and8naturalistic
c. personalistic,8internal,8and8presentist
d. contextual,8presentist,8and8personalistic
20. Which8of8the8following8is8true8about8an8external8history8of8psychology?
a. it8examines8the8influence8of8such8things8as8the8social8and8political8context8in8whic
h8important8events8occurred
b. it8emphasizes8the8importance8of8how8theories8evolve8(that8is,8an8external8history8is
8a8history8of8ideas)
c. it8emphasizes8the8accomplishments8of8great8individuals
d. it8evaluates8the8past8with8reference8to8present8knowledge8and8values
21. Someone8arguing8for8the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist
a. prefers8a8personalistic8rather8than8a8naturalistIc8history
b. believes8that8“the8men8make8the8times”
c. emphasizes8the8importance8of8history’s8“multiples”
d. believes8that8the8social8and8political8context8is8not8relevant
22. To8say8that8“without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different”8is8to8take8a
a. contextual8approach8to8history
b. naturalistic8view8of8history
c. personalistic8view8of8history
d. presentist8approach8of8history
23. Compared8to8the8“new”8history,8the8“old,”8traditional8way8of8looking8at8psychology’s8history8is8characteriz
ed8by
a. a8historicist8approach
b. a8naturalistic8approach
c. an8internal8approach
d. a8contextual8approach
24. When8reading8about8Goddard8and8the8immigrants,8someone8taking8a8presentist8approach8would
a. emphasize8how8Goddard8and8others8were8affected8by8the8theory8of8evolution
b. try8to8understand8the8zeitgeist
c. concentrate8on8understanding8the8mental8processes8involved8in8scoring8well8on8an8IQ8test
d. criticize8Goddard8for8failing8to8recognize8the8importance8of8an8immigrant’s8cultural8background
I. 8Multiple8Choice
NOTE:8 The8following8items8also8appear8in8the8online8study8guide8that8is8available8to8students
:82,86,814,824,828,839
1. Robert8Watson8was8instrumental8in8developing8interest8in8psychology’s8history8in8the81960s.8During8this8time8
he8accomplished8all8of8the8following8except
a. played8a8key8role8in8forming8APA’s8Division8268(on8history)
b. was8first8Director8of8doctoral8program8in8psychology’s8history8at8UNH
c. established8and8became8the8first8director8of8the8Archives8of8the8History8of8American8Psychology
d. had8a8key8role8in8forming8Cheiron
2. Which8of8the8following8is8the8least8important8reason8for8studying8history8(in8general,8not8just8psychology
’s8history)?
a. it8enables8us8to8understand8the8present8better
b. knowing8history8is8the8only8sure8way8to8predict8the8future
c. it8prevents8us8from8thinking8that8things8were8always8much8better8in8the8past
d. it8helps8us8to8understand8human8nature
3. Early8in8the8chapter,8what8was8the8purpose8of8describing8the8formation8of8the8Association8for8Psychologic
al8Science8(APS)?
a. to8show8that8understanding8the8present8requires8knowing8the8past
b. to8show8that8the8most8important8reason8for8studying8history8is8to8be8able8to8predict8the8future
c. to8show8that8psychology8can8never8be8a8unified8discipline
d. to8show8that8most8research8psychologists8know8little8and8care8little8about8history
4. What8was8the8purpose8of8the8Boorstin8quote8from8his8essay8The8Prison8of8the8Present?
a. to8show8that8a8full8understanding8of8the8present8requires8knowing8the8past
b. to8show8that8the8most8important8reason8for8studying8history8is8to8be8able8to8predict8the8future
c. to8show8that8knowing8history8prevents8us8from8thinking8that8things8were8always8better8in8t
he8past8than8they8are8now
d. to8show8that8most8psychologists8prefer8to8live8in8the8past
5. Which8of8the8following8is8the8least8valuable8reason8for8studying8psychology’s8history?
a. it8will8enable8us8to8avoid8the8mistakes8of8the8past
b. it8will8help8synthesize8the8content8learned8in8other8psychology8courses
c. it8helps8enable8us8better8understand8the8present8status8of8psychology
d. issues8of8importance81008years8ago8are8still8important8today
6. Furumoto’s8concept8of8“old”8history8is8characterized8by
a. internal8history
b. naturalistic8history
c. an8emphasis8on8historical8context
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’s8concept8of8“new”8history8is8characterized8by
a. internal8history
b. personalistic8history
c. an8emphasis8on8the8history8of8ideas
d. historicism
8. Someone8taking8an8“old”8history8stance8would,8according8to8Furumoto,8be8likely8to8say8that
a. Jones’s819208study8is8important8because8it8anticipated8Smith’s819978research
b. the8history8of8psychology8is,8in8essence,8the8history8of8great8psychologists
c. modern8psychology8has8progressed8significantly8from8the8days8of8the8introspective8analysis
d. all8of8these
,Test8Bank—Chapter81 Goodwin8History,85e 1-2
9. Old8history8thinking8typically8includes
a. origin8myths
b. emphasizing8the8zeitgeist
c. historicist8rather8than8presentist8views
d. denying8the8importance8of8history
10. Tracing8modern8experimental8social8psychology8to8Triplett’s818988study8that8simulated8competition8amon
g8cyclists8is8an8example8of
a. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist
b. an8eponym
c. an8origin8myth
d. a8multiple
11. Which8of8the8following8is8true8about8an8origin8myth8in8psychology?
a. it8usually8describes8events8that8never8actually8happened
b. it8falsely8gives8credit8to8a8discovery8to8person8X8when8person8Y8in8fact8anticipated8the8discove
ry8some8years8before8person8X
c. it8glorifies8the8zeitgeist8at8the8expense8of8failing8to8recognize8the8value8of8individual8genius
d. it8gives8the8false8impression8of8a8clear8starting8point8for8a8scientific8approach8to8some8area8
of8psychology
12. If8you8accuse8someone8of8being8excessively8“presentist,”8it8means8that8this8person
a. believes8the8present8can8only8be8understood8by8understanding8the8past
b. thinks8the8past8should8be8evaluated8by8using8the8standards8of8the8present
c. believes8history8is8of8no8importance8at8all8to8the8present
d. thinks8the8present8can8be8understood8(it8is8happening8now);8the8past8can8never8be8understood
13. Someone8taking8a8naturalistic8approach8to8history8would8say
a. Darwin8revolutionized8biology;8the819th8century8would8have8been8completely8different8witho
ut8him
b. history8changes8because8special8people8(e.g.,8Einstein)8force8history8to8change
c. I’m8not8at8all8surprised8that8two8people8(Darwin8&8Wallace)8thought8of8the8idea8of8natur
al8selection8at8about8the8same8time
d. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
14. Someone8taking8a8naturalistic8approach8to8history8would8say8that
a. without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different
b. history8changes8because8of8the8work8of8highly8creative8and8forceful8individuals
c. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated;8people8are8more8important
d. biography8matters,8but8the8zeitgeist8is8a8more8critical8factor
15. The8existence8of8“multiples”8supports8which8of8the8following?
a. naturalistic8approach
b. internal8approach
c. personalistic8approach
d. presentist8approach
16. The8existence8of8“multiples”
a. refutes8the8idea8that8the8zeitgeist8is8important
b. supports8a8naturalistic8more8than8a8personalistic8viewpoint
c. supports8a8personalistic8more8than8a8naturalistic8viewpoint
d. demonstrates8the8dangers8of8presentism
, Test8Bank—Chapter81 Goodwin8History,85e 1-3
17. According8to8a8historicist8approach8to8history,
a. the8past8should8be8understood8with8reference8to8the8values8and8understandings8of8the8past
b. the8past8should8be8evaluated8by8using8the8standards8of8the8present
c. the8present8can8only8be8understood8by8knowing8the8past
d. the8present8can8be8understood8because8it8is8happening8now,8but8the8past8can8never8
be8understood
18. Someone8taking8a8personalistic8approach8to8history8would8say8that
a. without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different
b. the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
c. both8without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different8and8the8importance8of8t
he8zeitgeist8has8been8overstated
d. none8of8these
19. In8contrasting8“old”8and8“new”8history,8Furumoto8described8the8old8way8of8doing8history8as
a. historicist,8internal,8and8presentist
b. external,8presentist,8and8naturalistic
c. personalistic,8internal,8and8presentist
d. contextual,8presentist,8and8personalistic
20. Which8of8the8following8is8true8about8an8external8history8of8psychology?
a. it8examines8the8influence8of8such8things8as8the8social8and8political8context8in8whic
h8important8events8occurred
b. it8emphasizes8the8importance8of8how8theories8evolve8(that8is,8an8external8history8is
8a8history8of8ideas)
c. it8emphasizes8the8accomplishments8of8great8individuals
d. it8evaluates8the8past8with8reference8to8present8knowledge8and8values
21. Someone8arguing8for8the8importance8of8the8zeitgeist
a. prefers8a8personalistic8rather8than8a8naturalistIc8history
b. believes8that8“the8men8make8the8times”
c. emphasizes8the8importance8of8history’s8“multiples”
d. believes8that8the8social8and8political8context8is8not8relevant
22. To8say8that8“without8Descartes,8the8history8of8reflex8action8would8be8totally8different”8is8to8take8a
a. contextual8approach8to8history
b. naturalistic8view8of8history
c. personalistic8view8of8history
d. presentist8approach8of8history
23. Compared8to8the8“new”8history,8the8“old,”8traditional8way8of8looking8at8psychology’s8history8is8characteriz
ed8by
a. a8historicist8approach
b. a8naturalistic8approach
c. an8internal8approach
d. a8contextual8approach
24. When8reading8about8Goddard8and8the8immigrants,8someone8taking8a8presentist8approach8would
a. emphasize8how8Goddard8and8others8were8affected8by8the8theory8of8evolution
b. try8to8understand8the8zeitgeist
c. concentrate8on8understanding8the8mental8processes8involved8in8scoring8well8on8an8IQ8test
d. criticize8Goddard8for8failing8to8recognize8the8importance8of8an8immigrant’s8cultural8background
