A History Of Modern Psychology 11th Edition by Duane P. Schultz - Test Bank

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1. A course in the history of psychology is a typical requirement for only 10% of undergraduate degree programs in
psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

2. Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

3. The authors of your textbook argue that the formal study of the history of psychology is the most systematic way to
integrate the areas and issues that constitute modern psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
NOTES: WWW

4. Psychology is one of the oldest and one of the newest scholarly disciplines.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

5. It can be argued that psychology today studies and debates some of the same questions as those that concerned the
philosophers of ancient Greece.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
NOTES: WWW

6. The earliest possible starting point for psychology is approximately 1,000 years ago.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology

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7. The distinction between modern psychology and its roots has more to do with the kinds of questions asked than with
the methods used.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

8. Reconstruction refers to the principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

9. The data of history are much like the data of science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

10. Although difficult to do, the data of history can be reconstructed or replicated.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

11. The papers and diaries of Ebbinghaus and Fechner were found more than 70 years after their deaths.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

12. The written record of Darwin's life and work is now complete.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

13. Jung wrote his autobiography
a. True
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, b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

14. The terms id, ego, and superego were improperly translated from German.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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15. Freud's original term for free association was Einfall, which means an intrusion or an invasion.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

16. In his autobiography, Skinner recounts that his graduate days at Harvard were filled with endless work.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

17. Current evidence demonstrates that Freud's works were ignored or even renounced by intellectuals during his lifetime.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Contextual Forces in Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

18. The term Zeitgeist refers to the spirit of the times.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Contextual Forces in Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False

19. Three examples of contextual forces in psychology are economic opportunity, war, and prejudice.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Contextual Forces in Psychology

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