ANSWERS)
How did Kohler define insight? - ANSWERRearranging the elements of the problem situation into a new
configuration
Ron needs a screwdriver but doesn't have one. Nonetheless, he is able to accomplish his goal by using a
dime in place of the screwdriver. Which of the following is true? - ANSWERRon was able to overcome
functional fixedness
If you asked Pavlov to identify himself, he would say he was a – ANSWERPhysiologist
With which of the following statements would Hall agree with - ANSWEREducation should not get in the
way of a child's natural curiosity
According to the variability hypothesis, - ANSWERMen showed a greater degree of variability in
intelligence then women
Social Darwinists believed that - ANSWERThere should be no government regulation of business
With which of the following statements would Binet agree? - ANSWERMental level can be improved
through specific "mental orthopedic" training
Goddard believed that Deborah Kallikak - ANSWERWas the eventual outcome of an ancestor's "casual
intimacy" with a "feebleminded" barmaid
Terman's studies of gifted children demonstrated that such children (at least the one's he studied) -
ANSWERRefuted the stereotype of the brilliant child who is socially maladjusted_______ first translated
the Binet scales into English, but _____ was responsible for the first real standardization of the test. -
ANSWERGoddard; Terman
All of the following factors contributed to an atmosphere conducive to applied psychology in America in
the late nineteenth century except - ANSWERA general culture that appreciated the value of basic
science
Binet called his psychology an "individual" psychology b/c - ANSWERHe believed that psychology should
focus on how individuals differ from each other
Which of the following is true about Leta Hollingworth's work with gifted students? - ANSWERShe
recommended that gifted students be kept in their grades, but given enriched opportunities for learning
I began as a comparative psychologists, then directed the Army testing program. Who was I? -
ANSWERRobert Yerkes
I was featured in Chapter 8 as a person who was forced by economic considerations into a career in
applied psychology, although my true love was basic research. One of my projects concerned evaluating
the effects of Coca Cola. Who am I? - ANSWERHarry Hollingworth