PSYC 405 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
When studying humans, James believed that:
A. we must use scientific introspection
B. the scientific method is the only method that could yield useful information
C. both a scientific and philosophical approach must be used
D. we must use the deductive rationalistic approach - answer *C. both a scientific and
philosophical approach must be used
The central concept on Wundt's voluntarism was:
A. association
B. involuntary behavior
C. will
D. apperceptive mass - answer *C. will
Which of the following did Wundt believe about experimental psychology:
A. it was useless in understanding higher mental processes
B. it represented the only worthwhile type of psychology
C. it was impossible
D. it could be used only to investigate the higher mental processes - answer A. it was
useless in understanding higher mental processes
B. it represented the only worthwhile type of psychology
C. it was impossible
D. it could be used only to investigate the higher mental processes
Wundt was a(n):A. vitalist
B. determinist
C. empiricist
D. dualist - answer A. vitalist
,*B. determinist
C. empiricist
D. dualist
Titchener defined ____ as the sum total of mental experience at any given moment
A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. the apperceptive mass
D. general impression - answer A. the mind
*B. the consciousness
C. the apperceptive mass
D. general impression
Titchener defined ____ as the accumulated experiences of a lifetime.
A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. general impression
D. the apperceptive mass - answer *A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. general impression
D. the apperceptive mass
For Titchener, a stimulus error consisted of:
A. allowing the meaning of an object to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object
B. seeing something that is not physically present
C. failing to see something that is physically present
D. not allowing an object's meaning to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object - answer *A. allowing the meaning of an object to influence one's introspective
analysis of that object
, B. seeing something that is not physically present
C. failing to see something that is physically present
D. not allowing an object's meaning to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object
The supposed intelligent behavior of a nonhuman animal has often been found to be
nothing more than the animal's responses to subtle cues (consciously or unconsciously)
provided by its trainer. This observation is called the:
A. self-fulfilling prophecy
B. Clever Hans phenomenon
C. Stumpf phenomenon
D. Würzburg phenomenon - answer A. self-fulfilling prophecy
*B. Clever Hans phenomenon
C. Stumpf phenomenon
D. Würzburg phenomenon
By plotting savings as a function of time, Ebbinghaus created psychology's first:
A. learning curve
B. psychological law
C. retention curve
D. study of meaningfulness - answer A. learning curve
B. psychological law
*C. retention curve
D. study of meaningfulness
Ebbinghaus is often mistaken for a(n) ____, but he was in fact a(n) ____.
A. empiricist; rationalist
B. rationalist; empiricist
C. structuralist; empiricist
D. empiricist; structuralist - answer *A. empiricist; rationalist
ACCURATE ANSWERS
When studying humans, James believed that:
A. we must use scientific introspection
B. the scientific method is the only method that could yield useful information
C. both a scientific and philosophical approach must be used
D. we must use the deductive rationalistic approach - answer *C. both a scientific and
philosophical approach must be used
The central concept on Wundt's voluntarism was:
A. association
B. involuntary behavior
C. will
D. apperceptive mass - answer *C. will
Which of the following did Wundt believe about experimental psychology:
A. it was useless in understanding higher mental processes
B. it represented the only worthwhile type of psychology
C. it was impossible
D. it could be used only to investigate the higher mental processes - answer A. it was
useless in understanding higher mental processes
B. it represented the only worthwhile type of psychology
C. it was impossible
D. it could be used only to investigate the higher mental processes
Wundt was a(n):A. vitalist
B. determinist
C. empiricist
D. dualist - answer A. vitalist
,*B. determinist
C. empiricist
D. dualist
Titchener defined ____ as the sum total of mental experience at any given moment
A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. the apperceptive mass
D. general impression - answer A. the mind
*B. the consciousness
C. the apperceptive mass
D. general impression
Titchener defined ____ as the accumulated experiences of a lifetime.
A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. general impression
D. the apperceptive mass - answer *A. the mind
B. the consciousness
C. general impression
D. the apperceptive mass
For Titchener, a stimulus error consisted of:
A. allowing the meaning of an object to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object
B. seeing something that is not physically present
C. failing to see something that is physically present
D. not allowing an object's meaning to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object - answer *A. allowing the meaning of an object to influence one's introspective
analysis of that object
, B. seeing something that is not physically present
C. failing to see something that is physically present
D. not allowing an object's meaning to influence one's introspective analysis of that
object
The supposed intelligent behavior of a nonhuman animal has often been found to be
nothing more than the animal's responses to subtle cues (consciously or unconsciously)
provided by its trainer. This observation is called the:
A. self-fulfilling prophecy
B. Clever Hans phenomenon
C. Stumpf phenomenon
D. Würzburg phenomenon - answer A. self-fulfilling prophecy
*B. Clever Hans phenomenon
C. Stumpf phenomenon
D. Würzburg phenomenon
By plotting savings as a function of time, Ebbinghaus created psychology's first:
A. learning curve
B. psychological law
C. retention curve
D. study of meaningfulness - answer A. learning curve
B. psychological law
*C. retention curve
D. study of meaningfulness
Ebbinghaus is often mistaken for a(n) ____, but he was in fact a(n) ____.
A. empiricist; rationalist
B. rationalist; empiricist
C. structuralist; empiricist
D. empiricist; structuralist - answer *A. empiricist; rationalist
