Test Bank for A Brief History of Modern
Psychology, 3rd Edition, Ludy T. Benjamin Jr.
, Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The first psychology laboratories in the United States appeared in what decade?
(2)
A. 1860s B.* 1880s C. 1900s D. 1920s
2. Assessing personality and ability by measuring the bumps and indentations of a
person’s head defined the pseudoscience known as
A. physiognomy C. characterology
B. psychophysics D.* phrenology
3. When phrenological exams revealed negative qualities in an individual, the
phrenologist would
A. encourage the client to disguise those qualities
B. focus instead on the positive qualities
C.* encourage the client to work to improve those qualities
D. Phrenologists never identified negative qualities in their clients; it was bad
for business.
4. The pseudoscience that evaluated a person’s personality and abilities based on
facial features is
A.* physiognomy C. phrenology
B. psychophysics D. mesmerism
5. Which of the following pseudosciences was particularly used to validate ethnic
stereotypes?
A. mesmerism C.* physiognomy
B. spiritualism D. new-thought movement
Psychology, 3rd Edition, Ludy T. Benjamin Jr.
, Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The first psychology laboratories in the United States appeared in what decade?
(2)
A. 1860s B.* 1880s C. 1900s D. 1920s
2. Assessing personality and ability by measuring the bumps and indentations of a
person’s head defined the pseudoscience known as
A. physiognomy C. characterology
B. psychophysics D.* phrenology
3. When phrenological exams revealed negative qualities in an individual, the
phrenologist would
A. encourage the client to disguise those qualities
B. focus instead on the positive qualities
C.* encourage the client to work to improve those qualities
D. Phrenologists never identified negative qualities in their clients; it was bad
for business.
4. The pseudoscience that evaluated a person’s personality and abilities based on
facial features is
A.* physiognomy C. phrenology
B. psychophysics D. mesmerism
5. Which of the following pseudosciences was particularly used to validate ethnic
stereotypes?
A. mesmerism C.* physiognomy
B. spiritualism D. new-thought movement
