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1. Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s.
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c. established and became the first director of the Archives of the History of American
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d. had a key role in forming Cheiron
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c. to show that knowing history prevents us from thinking that things were
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d. to show that most psychologists prefer to live in the past
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c. it helps enable us better understand the present status of psychology
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6. Furumoto’s concept of “old” history is characterized by
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b. the history of psychology is, in essence, the history of great psychologists
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1. Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s.
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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
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2. Which of the following is the least important reason for studying history (in general,
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c. it prevents us from thinking that things were always much better 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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6. Furumoto’s concept of “old” history is characterized by
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9. Old history thinking typically includes
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