A History of Psychology A Global Perspective 2nd Ed by Shiraev - Test Bank

Chapter 1

Key terms (multiple choice)

1. 2. 3. 4. The term, which meant the weakness of nervous system and used by clinicians to explain

the etiology of several dysfunctions, mostly including various forms of anxiety and

depression is called:

a. magnetism

b. aging

c. neurasthenia

d. sleep

e. imagination

Answer: c

Psychological knowledge that is simplified and sensationalized is called:

a. ideology

b. legal knowledge

c. Zeitgeist

d. pop psychology

e. historiography

Answer: d

The study of the ways by which people obtain and disseminate historical knowledge is

called:

a. historiography

b. Zeitgeist

c. scientific knowledge

d. legal knowledge

e. values

Answer: a

The landmark Milgram study showed that obedience to authority is common in ordinary

people and that many of us could act unethically if someone else takes responsibility for

our behavior. But most important, the study highlighted the vital importance of:

a. folk beliefs

b. ethical guidelines

c. sufficient funding

d. international cooperation

e. proper dress code

Answer: b

Key terms, facts, and names (true/false)

1. Placebo Effect is the effect of a change caused by an anticipation of a change.

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True False Answer: T

2. Psychological knowledge that is simplified and sensationalized is called legal knowledge.

True False Answer: F

3. Knowledge is information that has a purpose or use

True False Answer: T

4. Knowledge that stems from established, stable perceptions about the world, the nature of

good and evil, right and wrong behavior, purpose of human life, and so forth is called

folk beliefs.

True False Answer: F

5. Zeitgeist stands for the general social climate, the spirit of a particular time or generation.

True False Answer: T

6. Jean Piaget took a doctorate in zoology.

True False Answer: T

7. Anton Mesmer suggested that an individual’s entire behavior could be described in terms

of strength, balance, and agility of the nervous processes.

True False Answer: F

8. Legal knowledge appears in the form of legal prescriptions established by authorities

(ranging from tribal leaders to state governments).

True False Answer: T

9. French intellectual, Paul-Henri Thiry (known also as Baron d’Holbach) established the

first psychological laboratory called salon.

True False Answer: F

10.Wilhelm Stekel was one of Freud’s earliest followers.

True False Answer: T