The History of Psychology

Edwards Kithener and the first American psychologists aim was describing and breaking down the parts of the brain.

• True

• False

Psychophysics is the study of the relationships between physical stimuli and the perception of those stimuli.

• True

• False

1. In the book, the Principle of Psychology , William James stated that since the consciousness was always constantly working, it was impossible to reduce it down to several basic elements.

• True

• False

Practitioner-Scholar Model is a model of training of professional psychologists that emphasise the development of both research and clinical skills

• True

• False

1. Which is the following is not true about Wilhelm Wundt contribution towards psychology:

• Established Behaviourism

• Taught thousands of students about psychology

• Proved that psychology could be an experimental field

• Created the first psychology based university program

 A highly detailed and vivid memory of an emotionally significant event is:

• Introspection

• Structuralism

• Working memory

• Flashbulb memory

Which of the following statements would be in line with Francis Galton and Jame Kittel beliefs:

• Those who are hard working should be promoted to reproduce

• Those who are intelligent and have strong mental abilities should be promoted to reproduce

• People should only be reproduce if they can raise their child well

• Everyone should be able to breed regardless of their intelligence, physical attributes and social status

Structuralism is:

• A point of view that emphasizes the importance of the senses in providing knowledge of the external world

• The study of behaviour

• A school of American psychology that sought to describe the elements of conscious experience

• A school of American psychology that focused on the utility of consciousness.

A type of training of professional psychologists that emphasises the development of both research and clinical skills.

• Realism

• Scientist-practitioner model

• Empiricism

• Humanism

Where can psychology be applied:

•  An education setting

• 1.  The military

• At one’s home

• All of the above