Test Bank—Chapter 1Goodwin History,5e1-1I. Multiple ChoiceNOTE:The following items also appear in the online study guide that is available to students:2, 6, 14, 24, 28, 391.Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s. During this time heaccomplished all of the followingexcepta. played a key role in forming APA’s Division 26 (on history)b. was first Director of doctoral program in psychology’s history at UNHc. established andbecame the first director ofthe Archives of the History of American Psychologyd. had a key role in forming Cheiron2.Which of the following is the least important reason for studying history (in general, not just psychology’shistory)?a. it enables us to understand the present betterb. knowing history is the only sure way to predict the futurec. it prevents us from thinking that things were always much better in the pastd. it helps us to understand human nature3.Early in the chapter, what was the purpose of describing the formation of the Association for PsychologicalScience (APS)?a. to show that understanding thepresent requires knowingthe pastb. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able topredict the futurec. to show that psychology can never be a unified disciplined. to show that mostresearchpsychologists know littleand care littleabout history4.What was the purpose of the Boorstin quote from his essayThe Prison of the Present?a. to show that a full understanding of the present requires knowingthe pastb. to show that the most important reason for studying history is to be able topredict the futurec. to show that knowinghistory prevents us from thinking that things werealwaysbetter in thepastthan they are nowd. to show that most psychologists prefer to live in the past5.Which of the following is the least valuable reason for studying psychology’s history?a. it will enable us to avoid the mistakes of the pastb. it will help synthesize the content learned in other psychology coursesc. it helps enable usbetterunderstand the present status of psychologyd. issues of importance 100 years ago are still important today6.Furumoto’s concept of “old” history is characterized bya. internal historyb. naturalistic historyc. an emphasis on historical contextd. historicism7.Furumoto’s concept of “new” history is characterized bya. internal historyb. personalistic historyc. an emphasis on the history of ideasd. historicism8.Someone taking an “old” history stance would, according to Furumoto, be likely to saythata.Jones’s1920 study is important because it anticipated Smith’s 1997 researchb. the history of psychology is, in essence, the history of great psychologistsc. modern psychology has progressed significantly from the days of the introspective analysisd. all of thesePreview Mode
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