TEST BANK
HERGENHAHN’S AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF
PSYCHOLOGY
9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
1. Historiography is:
a. another term for psychology
*b. the study of the proper way to write history
c. the use of photographs in presenting history
d. another term for historicism
2. Presentism maintains that:
a. the present state of a discipline is the most important
b. to truly understand something, you must be present to observe it
*c. it is important to understand the past in terms of contemporary
knowledge and standards
d. history should be studied for its own sake without regard for how historical
events relate to present events
3. Historicism refers to the belief that:
a. the present state of a discipline should act as a guide in writing that discipline's
history
b. the present state of a discipline represents its highest and best state of
development
c. only the past is important
*d. the past should be studied for its own sake without attempting to show
the relationship between past and present
4. Zeitgeist means:
*a. the spirit of the times
b. about the same thing as presentism
, c. that the history of anything must be selective
d. about the same thing as historicism
5. The approach to studying the history of psychology that involves showing how various
individuals or events contributed to changes in an idea throughout the years is called:
a. the great person approach
b. the zeitgeist approach
*c. the historical development approach
d. historicism
6. The approach to writing a history of psychology that takes the best from a variety of
viewpoints is referred to as:
a. presentism
*b. the eclectic approach
c. historicism
d. the zeitgeist approach
7. Dr. Zhu believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying the brilliant individuals who contributed to the progress of psychology. This is
most consistent with which approach?
*a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
8. Dr. Corelli believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying the context in which advances occurred, such as the developments in other
sciences, the political climate, and socioeconomic conditions. This is most consistent
with which approach?
a. Great person approach
*b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
, d. Historicism approach
9. Dr. Lopez believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying how the understanding of a particular idea has changed over time. Dr. Lopez is
particularly interested in how our conceptualization of intelligence has changed from the
ancient Greeks to today. This is most consistent with which approach?
a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
*c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
10. Which approach to studying the history of psychology emphasizes the contributions
of individuals?
*a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
11. Which approach to studying the history of psychology emphasizes the overall
conditions of society at a given time, including the political and socioeconomic climates?
a. Great person approach
*b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
12. The field that involves studying archaeological data from a psychological viewpoint
is called:
a. humanistic archaeology
b. conceptual archaeology
c. schematic archaeology
*d. cognitive archaeology
, 13. Why is it important to study the history of psychology?
*a. For a deeper understanding of concepts and ideas, to recognize fads, and
to avoid the repetition of mistakes
b. For a deeper appreciation of how ideas are typically born fully developed and
how quickly the big questions have been answered in psychology
c. To recognize how the field of psychology has been immune to the fads that
typically plague other academic fields
d. To recognize why there is only one true and correct approach to psychology
today
14. According to the text, science has two major aspects:
a. empirical observation and law
*b. empirical observation and theory
c. rationalism and empiricism
d. correlational laws and causal laws
15. Which two methods of attaining knowledge are combined in science?
a. Intuition and rationalism
*b. Rationalism and empiricism
c. Introspection and controlled observation
d. Empiricism and faith
16. A consistently observed relationship between two or more classes of empirical events
defines a:
a. scientific theory
*b. scientific law
c. scientific problem
d. rational deduction
HERGENHAHN’S AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF
PSYCHOLOGY
9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
1. Historiography is:
a. another term for psychology
*b. the study of the proper way to write history
c. the use of photographs in presenting history
d. another term for historicism
2. Presentism maintains that:
a. the present state of a discipline is the most important
b. to truly understand something, you must be present to observe it
*c. it is important to understand the past in terms of contemporary
knowledge and standards
d. history should be studied for its own sake without regard for how historical
events relate to present events
3. Historicism refers to the belief that:
a. the present state of a discipline should act as a guide in writing that discipline's
history
b. the present state of a discipline represents its highest and best state of
development
c. only the past is important
*d. the past should be studied for its own sake without attempting to show
the relationship between past and present
4. Zeitgeist means:
*a. the spirit of the times
b. about the same thing as presentism
, c. that the history of anything must be selective
d. about the same thing as historicism
5. The approach to studying the history of psychology that involves showing how various
individuals or events contributed to changes in an idea throughout the years is called:
a. the great person approach
b. the zeitgeist approach
*c. the historical development approach
d. historicism
6. The approach to writing a history of psychology that takes the best from a variety of
viewpoints is referred to as:
a. presentism
*b. the eclectic approach
c. historicism
d. the zeitgeist approach
7. Dr. Zhu believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying the brilliant individuals who contributed to the progress of psychology. This is
most consistent with which approach?
*a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
8. Dr. Corelli believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying the context in which advances occurred, such as the developments in other
sciences, the political climate, and socioeconomic conditions. This is most consistent
with which approach?
a. Great person approach
*b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
, d. Historicism approach
9. Dr. Lopez believes that the best way to understand the history of psychology is by
studying how the understanding of a particular idea has changed over time. Dr. Lopez is
particularly interested in how our conceptualization of intelligence has changed from the
ancient Greeks to today. This is most consistent with which approach?
a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
*c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
10. Which approach to studying the history of psychology emphasizes the contributions
of individuals?
*a. Great person approach
b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
11. Which approach to studying the history of psychology emphasizes the overall
conditions of society at a given time, including the political and socioeconomic climates?
a. Great person approach
*b. Zeitgeist approach
c. Historical development approach
d. Historicism approach
12. The field that involves studying archaeological data from a psychological viewpoint
is called:
a. humanistic archaeology
b. conceptual archaeology
c. schematic archaeology
*d. cognitive archaeology
, 13. Why is it important to study the history of psychology?
*a. For a deeper understanding of concepts and ideas, to recognize fads, and
to avoid the repetition of mistakes
b. For a deeper appreciation of how ideas are typically born fully developed and
how quickly the big questions have been answered in psychology
c. To recognize how the field of psychology has been immune to the fads that
typically plague other academic fields
d. To recognize why there is only one true and correct approach to psychology
today
14. According to the text, science has two major aspects:
a. empirical observation and law
*b. empirical observation and theory
c. rationalism and empiricism
d. correlational laws and causal laws
15. Which two methods of attaining knowledge are combined in science?
a. Intuition and rationalism
*b. Rationalism and empiricism
c. Introspection and controlled observation
d. Empiricism and faith
16. A consistently observed relationship between two or more classes of empirical events
defines a:
a. scientific theory
*b. scientific law
c. scientific problem
d. rational deduction
