HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY BY
DANIEL N SCHULTZ CHAPTER 10 TO 15 FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ What event highlighted the need for more advanced
calculators/machines?
Answer: 1890 U.S. Census
◉ Herman Hollerith
Answer: He invented the "Tabulating Machine." The Tabulating
Machine used punch cards to store information. It was later used to
tabulate the U.S. Census.
◉ Whose work was the major precursor of functional psychology?
Answer: William James
◉ Why did some have a negative view of James?
Answer: He had interest in telepathy, clairvoyance, spiritualism,
seances and other mystical events.
,◉ How did James inspire future generations of psychologists after
turning his back on the field?
Answer: He presented his ideas on functional psychology clearly and
effectively in the already pervading functionalist atmosphere of
American psych.
◉ neurasthenia
Answer: Coined by George Beard as an American nervousness. Lack
of will and nerve force. Immobilizing depression.
◉ For whom did Neurasthenia most often occur?
Answer: Brain workers, northern and eastern US.
◉ What university offered the first course in experimental
psychology and who taught it?
Answer: Harvard, James
◉ What is the name of William James first book?
Answer: Principles of Psychology
◉ Who were the two famous critics of Principles of Psychology?
Answer: Wundt and Titchener
, ◉ What were James own 2 responses to his book?
Answer: That there is no such thing as the field of psychology and
that James himself was an incapable.
◉ Who did James name his successor at his Harvard lab and
teaching position?
Answer: Hugo Munsterberg
◉ How did James feel about experimental psychology and lab work?
Answer: He personally didn't like it and wasn't convinced it had
value. He believed there were too many labs and that there was too
much effort involved for the results produced.
◉ In the 1890's James was recognized as what?
Answer: America's leading philosopher.
◉ What book of James marked the beginning of educational
psychology?
Answer: Talks to Teachers
◉ For what three reasons is James considered to be the greatest
American psychologist?
Answer: 1. He wrote with a clarity that is rare in science.
DANIEL N SCHULTZ CHAPTER 10 TO 15 FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ What event highlighted the need for more advanced
calculators/machines?
Answer: 1890 U.S. Census
◉ Herman Hollerith
Answer: He invented the "Tabulating Machine." The Tabulating
Machine used punch cards to store information. It was later used to
tabulate the U.S. Census.
◉ Whose work was the major precursor of functional psychology?
Answer: William James
◉ Why did some have a negative view of James?
Answer: He had interest in telepathy, clairvoyance, spiritualism,
seances and other mystical events.
,◉ How did James inspire future generations of psychologists after
turning his back on the field?
Answer: He presented his ideas on functional psychology clearly and
effectively in the already pervading functionalist atmosphere of
American psych.
◉ neurasthenia
Answer: Coined by George Beard as an American nervousness. Lack
of will and nerve force. Immobilizing depression.
◉ For whom did Neurasthenia most often occur?
Answer: Brain workers, northern and eastern US.
◉ What university offered the first course in experimental
psychology and who taught it?
Answer: Harvard, James
◉ What is the name of William James first book?
Answer: Principles of Psychology
◉ Who were the two famous critics of Principles of Psychology?
Answer: Wundt and Titchener
, ◉ What were James own 2 responses to his book?
Answer: That there is no such thing as the field of psychology and
that James himself was an incapable.
◉ Who did James name his successor at his Harvard lab and
teaching position?
Answer: Hugo Munsterberg
◉ How did James feel about experimental psychology and lab work?
Answer: He personally didn't like it and wasn't convinced it had
value. He believed there were too many labs and that there was too
much effort involved for the results produced.
◉ In the 1890's James was recognized as what?
Answer: America's leading philosopher.
◉ What book of James marked the beginning of educational
psychology?
Answer: Talks to Teachers
◉ For what three reasons is James considered to be the greatest
American psychologist?
Answer: 1. He wrote with a clarity that is rare in science.
