Ch 1 (Exam 1)

Question 1

historiography

Answer 1

• techniques and principles of conducting historical research

Question 2

zeitgeist

Answer 2

• prevailing intellectual climate

Question 3

personalistic theory

Answer 3

• historical change is due to great persons

Question 4

naturalistic theory

Answer 4

• historical change is due to zeitgeist

Question 5

what year marks the official beginning of psychology?

Answer 5

• 1879

Question 6

modern psychology was the product of the union of
a) philosophy and physics
b) physics and physiology
c) physiology and philosophy
d) physics and biology

Answer 6

c) physiology and philosophy

Question 7

which of the following statements is true?
a) Currently, the division of psychanalysis (Freud) in the American Psychological Association (APA) comprises about 25% of APA’s membership.
b) Despite some surface differences, at their core, the various divisions in contemporary psychology share a grand unified theory of mind and behavior.
c) Both a and b.
d) Neither a nor b.

Answer 7

d) neither a nor b

Question 8

why should we study the history of psych?

Answer 8

• psych today is fragmented
• history gives coherent context and connects puzzle pieces
• the most popular theories aren’t always the best

Question 9

materialists

Answer 9

• matter is the only reality
• everything explained in terms of matter

Question 10

idealists

Answer 10

• everything results from perceived ideas

Question 11

dualist

Answer 11

• accept the existence of both physical and mental events
• assume they’re governed by different principles

Question 12

vitalism

Answer 12

• life can never be completely reduced to material things and mechanical laws

Question 13

how is historical data different from scientific data?

Answer 13

• can’t be replaced or recreated
• distorted: lost, suppressed, translation, self-serving

Question 14

how have contextual forces influenced the development of modern psych?

Answer 14

• economic opportunity
• war
• discrimination
• zeitgeist