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I. Multiple Choice
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6, 14, 24, 28, 39
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1. Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s. During this time he
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accomplished all of the following except
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a. played a key role in forming APA’s Division 26 (on history) t t t t t t t t t t
b. was first Director of doctoral program in psychology’s history at UNH
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c. established and became the first director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. had a key role in forming Cheiron t t t t t t
2. Which of the following is the least important reason for studying history (in general, not just psychology’s
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history)?
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a. it enables us to understand the present better
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b. knowing history is the only sure way to predict the future t t t t t t t t t t
c. it prevents us from thinking that things were always much better in the past
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d. it helps us to understand human nature
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3. Early in the chapter, what was the purpose of describing the formation of the Association for Psychological
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Science (APS)?
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a. to show that understanding the present requires knowing the past
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b. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able to predict the future
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c. to show that psychology can never be a unified discipline
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d. to show that most research psychologists know little and care little about history
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4. What was the purpose of the Boorstin quote from his essay The Prison of the Present?
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a. to show that a full understanding of the present requires knowing the past
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b. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able to predict the future
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c. to show that knowing history prevents us from thinking that things were always better in the
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past than they are now
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d. to show that most psychologists prefer to live in the past
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5. Which of the following is the least valuable reason for studying psychology’s history?
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a. it will enable us to avoid the mistakes of the past
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b. it will help synthesize the content learned in other psychology courses
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c. it helps enable us better understand the present status of psychology
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d. issues of importance 100 years ago are still important today t t t t t t t t t
6. Furumoto’s concept of ―old‖ history is characterized by
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a. internal history t
b. naturalistic history t
c. an emphasis on historical context t t t t
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’s concept of ―new‖ history is characterized by
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a. internal history t
b. personalistic history t
c. an emphasis on the history of ideas
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d. historicism
8. Someone taking an ―old‖ history stance would, according to Furumoto, be likely to say that
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a. Jones’s 1920 study is important because it anticipated Smith’s 1997 research t t t t t t t t t t
b. the history of psychology is, in essence, the history of great psychologists
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c. modern psychology has progressed significantly from the days of the introspective analysis
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d. all of these t t
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9. Old history thinking typically includes
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a. origin myths t
b. emphasizing the zeitgeist t t
c. historicist rather than presentist views t t t t
d. denying the importance of history t t t t
10. Tracing modern experimental social psychology to Triplett’s 1898 study that simulated competition among
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cyclists is an example of
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a. the importance of the zeitgeist t t t t
b. an eponym t
c. an origin myth t t
d. a multiple t
11. Which of the following is true about an origin myth in psychology?
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a. it usually describes events that never actually happened
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b. it falsely gives credit to a discovery to person X when person Y in fact anticipated the discovery
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some years before person X
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c. it glorifies the zeitgeist at the expense of failing to recognize the value of individual genius
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d. it gives the false impression of a clear starting point for a scientific approach to some area of
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psychology t
12. If you accuse someone of being excessively ―presentist,‖ it means that this person
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a. believes the present can only be understood by understanding the past
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b. thinks the past should be evaluated by using the standards of the present
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c. believes history is of no importance at all to the present t t t t t t t t t t
d. thinks the present can be understood (it is happening now); the past can never be understood
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13. Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say
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a. Darwin revolutionized biology; the 19th century would have been completely different without
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him t
b. history changes because special people (e.g., Einstein) force history to change
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c. I’m not at all surprised that two people (Darwin & Wallace) thought of the idea of natural
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selection at about the same time
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d. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated
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14. Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say that
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a. without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different
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b. history changes because of the work of highly creative and forceful individuals
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c. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated; people are more important
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d. biography matters, but the zeitgeist is a more critical factor t t t t t t t t t
15. The existence of ―multiples‖ supports which of the following?
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a. naturalistic approach t
b. internal approach t
c. personalistic approach t
d. presentist approach t
16. The existence of ―multiples‖
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a. refutes the idea that the zeitgeist is important t t t t t t t
b. supports a naturalistic more than a personalistic viewpoint t t t t t t t
c. supports a personalistic more than a naturalistic viewpoint t t t t t t t
d. demonstrates the dangers of presentism t t t t
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17. According to a historicist approach to history,
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a. the past should be understood with reference to the values and understandings of the past
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b. the past should be evaluated by using the standards of the present
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c. the present can only be understood by knowing the past
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d. the present can be understood because it is happening now, but the past can never be
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understoodt
18. Someone taking a personalistic approach to history would say that
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a. without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different
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b. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated
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c. both without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different and the importance of the
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zeitgeist has been overstated
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d. none of these t t
19. In contrasting ―old‖ and ―new‖ history, Furumoto described the old way of doing history as
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a. historicist, internal, and presentist t t t
b. external, presentist, and naturalistic t t t
c. personalistic, internal, and presentist t t t
d. contextual, presentist, and personalistic t t t
20. Which of the following is true about an external history of psychology?
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a. it examines the influence of such things as the social and political context in which
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important events occurred
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b. it emphasizes the importance of how theories evolve (that is, an external history is a
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history of ideas)
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c. it emphasizes the accomplishments of great individuals
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d. it evaluates the past with reference to present knowledge and values
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21. Someone arguing for the importance of the zeitgeist
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a. prefers a personalistic rather than a naturalistIc history
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b. believes that ―the men make the times‖ t t t t t t
c. emphasizes the importance of history’s ―multiples‖ t t t t t
d. believes that the social and political context is not relevant t t t t t t t t t
22. To say that ―without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different‖ is to take a
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a. contextual approach to history t t t
b. naturalistic view of history t t t
c. personalistic view of history t t t
d. presentist approach of history t t t
23. Compared to the ―new‖ history, the ―old,‖ traditional way of looking at psychology’s history is characterized
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by
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a. a historicist approach
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b. a naturalistic approach
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c. an internal approach t t
d. a contextual approach
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24. When reading about Goddard and the immigrants, someone taking a presentist approach would
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a. emphasize how Goddard and others were affected by the theory of evolution t t t t t t t t t t t
b. try to understand the zeitgeist
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c. concentrate on understanding the mental processes involved in scoring well on an IQ test t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. criticize Goddard for failing to recognize the importance of an immigrant’s cultural background
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I. Multiple Choice
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NOTE: The following items also appear in the online study guide that is available to students: 2,
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6, 14, 24, 28, 39
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1. Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s. During this time he
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accomplished all of the following except
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a. played a key role in forming APA’s Division 26 (on history) t t t t t t t t t t
b. was first Director of doctoral program in psychology’s history at UNH
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c. established and became the first director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. had a key role in forming Cheiron t t t t t t
2. Which of the following is the least important reason for studying history (in general, not just psychology’s
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history)?
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a. it enables us to understand the present better
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b. knowing history is the only sure way to predict the future t t t t t t t t t t
c. it prevents us from thinking that things were always much better in the past
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d. it helps us to understand human nature
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3. Early in the chapter, what was the purpose of describing the formation of the Association for Psychological
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Science (APS)?
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a. to show that understanding the present requires knowing the past
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b. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able to predict the future
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c. to show that psychology can never be a unified discipline
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d. to show that most research psychologists know little and care little about history
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4. What was the purpose of the Boorstin quote from his essay The Prison of the Present?
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a. to show that a full understanding of the present requires knowing the past
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b. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able to predict the future
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c. to show that knowing history prevents us from thinking that things were always better in the
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past than they are now
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d. to show that most psychologists prefer to live in the past
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5. Which of the following is the least valuable reason for studying psychology’s history?
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a. it will enable us to avoid the mistakes of the past
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b. it will help synthesize the content learned in other psychology courses
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c. it helps enable us better understand the present status of psychology
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d. issues of importance 100 years ago are still important today t t t t t t t t t
6. Furumoto’s concept of ―old‖ history is characterized by
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a. internal history t
b. naturalistic history t
c. an emphasis on historical context t t t t
d. historicism
7. Furumoto’s concept of ―new‖ history is characterized by
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a. internal history t
b. personalistic history t
c. an emphasis on the history of ideas
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d. historicism
8. Someone taking an ―old‖ history stance would, according to Furumoto, be likely to say that
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a. Jones’s 1920 study is important because it anticipated Smith’s 1997 research t t t t t t t t t t
b. the history of psychology is, in essence, the history of great psychologists
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c. modern psychology has progressed significantly from the days of the introspective analysis
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d. all of these t t
,Test Bank—Chapter 1 Goodwin History, 5e 1-2
9. Old history thinking typically includes
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a. origin myths t
b. emphasizing the zeitgeist t t
c. historicist rather than presentist views t t t t
d. denying the importance of history t t t t
10. Tracing modern experimental social psychology to Triplett’s 1898 study that simulated competition among
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cyclists is an example of
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a. the importance of the zeitgeist t t t t
b. an eponym t
c. an origin myth t t
d. a multiple t
11. Which of the following is true about an origin myth in psychology?
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a. it usually describes events that never actually happened
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b. it falsely gives credit to a discovery to person X when person Y in fact anticipated the discovery
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some years before person X
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c. it glorifies the zeitgeist at the expense of failing to recognize the value of individual genius
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d. it gives the false impression of a clear starting point for a scientific approach to some area of
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psychology t
12. If you accuse someone of being excessively ―presentist,‖ it means that this person
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a. believes the present can only be understood by understanding the past
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b. thinks the past should be evaluated by using the standards of the present
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c. believes history is of no importance at all to the present t t t t t t t t t t
d. thinks the present can be understood (it is happening now); the past can never be understood
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13. Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say
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a. Darwin revolutionized biology; the 19th century would have been completely different without
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him t
b. history changes because special people (e.g., Einstein) force history to change
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c. I’m not at all surprised that two people (Darwin & Wallace) thought of the idea of natural
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selection at about the same time
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d. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated
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14. Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say that
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a. without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different
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b. history changes because of the work of highly creative and forceful individuals
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c. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated; people are more important
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d. biography matters, but the zeitgeist is a more critical factor t t t t t t t t t
15. The existence of ―multiples‖ supports which of the following?
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a. naturalistic approach t
b. internal approach t
c. personalistic approach t
d. presentist approach t
16. The existence of ―multiples‖
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a. refutes the idea that the zeitgeist is important t t t t t t t
b. supports a naturalistic more than a personalistic viewpoint t t t t t t t
c. supports a personalistic more than a naturalistic viewpoint t t t t t t t
d. demonstrates the dangers of presentism t t t t
, Test Bank—Chapter 1 Goodwin History, 5e 1-3
17. According to a historicist approach to history,
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a. the past should be understood with reference to the values and understandings of the past
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b. the past should be evaluated by using the standards of the present
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c. the present can only be understood by knowing the past
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d. the present can be understood because it is happening now, but the past can never be
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understoodt
18. Someone taking a personalistic approach to history would say that
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a. without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different
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b. the importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated
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c. both without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different and the importance of the
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zeitgeist has been overstated
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d. none of these t t
19. In contrasting ―old‖ and ―new‖ history, Furumoto described the old way of doing history as
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a. historicist, internal, and presentist t t t
b. external, presentist, and naturalistic t t t
c. personalistic, internal, and presentist t t t
d. contextual, presentist, and personalistic t t t
20. Which of the following is true about an external history of psychology?
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a. it examines the influence of such things as the social and political context in which
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important events occurred
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b. it emphasizes the importance of how theories evolve (that is, an external history is a
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history of ideas)
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c. it emphasizes the accomplishments of great individuals
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d. it evaluates the past with reference to present knowledge and values
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21. Someone arguing for the importance of the zeitgeist
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a. prefers a personalistic rather than a naturalistIc history
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b. believes that ―the men make the times‖ t t t t t t
c. emphasizes the importance of history’s ―multiples‖ t t t t t
d. believes that the social and political context is not relevant t t t t t t t t t
22. To say that ―without Descartes, the history of reflex action would be totally different‖ is to take a
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a. contextual approach to history t t t
b. naturalistic view of history t t t
c. personalistic view of history t t t
d. presentist approach of history t t t
23. Compared to the ―new‖ history, the ―old,‖ traditional way of looking at psychology’s history is characterized
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by
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a. a historicist approach
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b. a naturalistic approach
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c. an internal approach t t
d. a contextual approach
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24. When reading about Goddard and the immigrants, someone taking a presentist approach would
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a. emphasize how Goddard and others were affected by the theory of evolution t t t t t t t t t t t
b. try to understand the zeitgeist
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c. concentrate on understanding the mental processes involved in scoring well on an IQ test t t t t t t t t t t t t t
d. criticize Goddard for failing to recognize the importance of an immigrant’s cultural background
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