HSP: Chapter 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Which of the following is true about the “From the Miles Papers” excerpt in Chapter 1, in which Miles meets his “academic grandfather?”
Scripture was the “academic grandfather” because he trained Seashore, who in turn trained Miles.
Someone taking a personalistic approach to history would say that
Without Descartes, the history if reflex action would be totally different
Robert Watson was instrumental in developing an interest in the history of psychology in the 1960s. During this time he accomplished all of the following except
Established and became the first director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology
It is generally true of history that
Once a set of facts has been accurately described, there is no longer a need to investigate further
Which of the following is the least valuable reason for studying psychology’s history?
It will enable us to avoid the mistakes of the past
Historiography refers to
The writing of history and the methods used
Someone arguing for the importance of the zeitgeist
Emphasizes the importance of history’s multiples
According to a historicist approach to history,
The past should be understood with reference to the values and understandings of the past
The existence of “multiples” supports which of the following?
Naturalistic approach
Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say that
Biography matters, but the zeitgeist is the more critical factor
Tracing modern experimental social psychology to Triplett’s 1898 study that simulated competition among cyclists is an example of
An origin myth
E.G. Boring favored a naturalistic approach to history, but recognized the appeal of a personalistic approach. This latter strategy persists, according to Boring, for several reasons. Which of the following was not one of the reasons listed by him?
The concept of the zeitgeist has an intuitive appeal to people
If you accuse someone of being excessively “presentist”, it means that this person
Thinks the past should be evaluated by using standards of the present
An internal history of cognitive psychology would focus on
How cognitive psychologists were influenced by developments in computer science
E.G. Boring’s approach to history could be characterized by which of the following?
It emphasized the importance of the zeitgeist
Analyzing the correspondence between Sanford and Titchener was a problem for your textbook author because
About half of the correspondence (Titchener to Sandford) was missing
When reading about Goddard and the immigrants, someone taking a presentist approach would
Criticize Goddard for failing to recognize the importance of an immigrants cultural background
Compared to the “new history”, the “old”, traditional way of looking at psychology’s history is characterized by
Internal approach
Robert Watson was instrumental in developing interest in psychology’s history in the 1960s. During this time he accomplished all of the following except
Established and became the first director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology
