QUESTION 1 While was the research of Helen Thompson Woolley and Leta S. Hollingw

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QUESTION 1

While was the research of Helen Thompson Woolley and Leta S. Hollingworth influential in the history of psychology?

It pointed to the functional role of the pineal gland.

It increased our understanding of how to best help people born with Down syndrome reach their full potential.

It showed that there are psychological differences between men and woman that should prevent woman from holding high-stress jobs (e.g. government official, police officer, etc.).

It combated harmful stereotypes and showed that psychological research could contribute to social change.

QUESTION 2

A Mamie and Kenneth Clark's research was instrumental is the establishment of what groundbreaking mandate?

Affirmative action

The No Child Left Behind Act

School desegregation

Humane care for the mentally ill.

QUESTION 3

Measuring the relationship between physical stimuli and human perception was the research focus of those studying...

clinical psychology

social psychology

psychoanalysis

psychophysics

QUESTION 4

______________ asserts that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.

A. Structuralism

B. Behaviorism

C. Socialism

D. Functionalism

QUESTION 5

Who is considered the founder of psychology?

A. Wilhelm Wundt

B. Carl Jung

C. Sigmund Freud

D. Kevin Furey

QUESTION 6

William James, G. Stanley Hall, and James McKeen Cattell were among a group of psychologists that became identified with...

Psychophysics

Structuralism

Behaviorism

Functionalism

A

It pointed to the functional role of the pineal gland.

B

It increased our understanding of how to best help people born with Down syndrome reach their full potential.

C

It showed that there are psychological differences between men and woman that should prevent woman from holding high-stress jobs (e.g. government official, police officer, etc.).

D

It combated harmful stereotypes and showed that psychological research could contribute to social change.

QUESTION 2

A Mamie and Kenneth Clark's research was instrumental is the establishment of what groundbreaking mandate?

B

Affirmative action

C

The No Child Left Behind Act

D

School desegregation

E

Humane care for the mentally ill.

QUESTION 3

Measuring the relationship between physical stimuli and human perception was the research focus of those studying...

A

clinical psychology

B

social psychology

C

psychoanalysis

D

psychophysics

QUESTION 4

______________ asserts that psychology can be a true science only if it examines observable behavior, not ideas, thoughts, feelings, or motives.

A. Structuralism

B. Behaviorism

C. Socialism

D. Functionalism

QUESTION 5

Who is considered the founder of psychology?

A. Wilhelm Wundt

B. Carl Jung

C. Sigmund Freud

D. Kevin Furey

QUESTION 6

William James, G. Stanley Hall, and James McKeen Cattell were among a group of psychologists that became identified with...

A.

Psychophysics

B.

Structuralism

C.

Behaviorism

D.

Functionalism

Explanation / Answer

Ans 1 D) It combated harmful stereotypes and showed that psychological research could contribute to social change.

Hollignworth had a major contibutions to the society. She challeneged the widely accepted belief that said women were intellectually inferior to men . And according to her , women couldn't reach the superior prevalence such as man because of the social roles she has been assigned by the society.

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