B's

Question 0

Behaviorist Manifesto

Answer 0

Watson’s 1913 paper that argues for a behaviorist approach to psychology

Question 1

Behavioral environment

Answer 1

For the gestaltists, this referred to the environment as perceived, as contrasted with the physical environment (the geographical environment)

Question 2

Bell-Magendie law

Answer 2

A statement that the posterior roots of the spinal cord controlled sensation, while the anterior roots controlled motor movement; sometimes considered an example of a “multiple”

Question 3

Binocular vision

Answer 3

Vision involving the use of two eyes; aids in depth perception

Question 4

Bit

Answer 4

Abbreviation of “binary digit”; the amount of information that enables a choice between two alternatives.

Question 5

Bloodletting

Answer 5

Medical technique promoted by Benhamin Rush; drawing blood was believed to relieve, among other things, mental disorders brought about by excessive tension in the circulatory system

Question 6

Brass instrument psychology

Answer 6

Term used (sarcastically) by William James to describe the German reaction time and psychophysics research, which relied heavily on apparatus made of brass