History and Systems Psych Exam 3

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Plans and the Structure of Behavior had what significance in the career of Miller? It became a national bestseller. It inaugurated cognitive psychology as a field. It was co-authored by two of his colleagues, and their relationship led to fruitful collaborations on many further studies. It signified his transition from behavioral psychology to cognitive psychology.

It signified his transition from behavioral psychology to cognitive psychology.

In the early years of community psychology, an innovative training program existed at Yale University. Columbia University. University of Maryland. Rochester University.

University of Maryland.

Maccoby and Jacklin concluded in their study that the most influential factor or factors in the development of differences between the sexes are hormonal. a combination of biology and socialization. parental modeling. the effect of the environment.

a combination of biology and socialization.

Alan Turing illustrated his design for a computational system with the ability to perform any computable function through a game. a flowchart. a survey. a series of complex mathematical equation and encryptions.

a game.

The term Third World was originally coined by French social scientists in the 1950s to refer to the group of countries that the Marshall Plan affected. the world that existed after two major world wars, making the current one our Third World. countries that are far behind so-called First World countries. a third way of living, between communism and capitalism.

a third way of living, between communism and capitalism.

The requirement for psychologists to have training in multicultural issues came about because of concerns brought about by therapy patients. in 1980. at the Dulles Conference. at the Boulder Conference.

at the Dulles Conference.

As one of its members put it, the Research Group in Psychology and the Social Sciences was best able to gather information on social phenomenon via university studies. deal with human factors in military hardware, such as ergonomic designs. prevent mental illness via consideration of one's community. address social psychology from an experimental perspective rather than as a practitioner. 1 points

deal with human factors in military hardware, such as ergonomic designs.

Although the author of The Feminine Mystique was not a psychologist, her work was critical of psychology, specifically its research methods. psychoanalysis. existential psychology. both a and c.

psychoanalysis.

Intersectionality refers to the interdependent relations among categories such as gender, race, and class. areas of sex difference research that demonstrate commonalities between men and women. relationships among areas of research such as education, psychotherapy, and behavior. relationships between environment and genetics.

the interdependent relations among categories such as gender, race, and class.

Unlike other areas of the world, which region did not really pursue the formal study of psychology (if it did at all) until decades after the Second World War? South America Africa (except South Africa) Canada China (except for Hong Kong)

Africa (except South Africa)

The theory behind the phrase "cells that fire together, wire together" can be attributed to Karl Lashley. Donald Hebb. Saul Rosenzweig. David Krech.

Donald Hebb.

The first African American woman to earn her PhD in psychology was Inez Beverly Prosser. Mamie Phipps Clark. Martha Bernal. Alberta Turner.

Inez Beverly Prosser.

It was not until the 1960s or later that most Latin American countries developed psychological associations. experimental psychology laboratories. academic programs to teach psychology. indigenous psychologies.

experimental psychology laboratories.

Donald Broadbent is best known for his work with memory and his theory on filter models. hierarchical models. physical working models. procedural memory.

filter models

In Eleanor Maccoby and Carol Jacklin'sanalysis of sex differences research, all of the following were determined to be empirically supported except boys are better at reading maps. girls are more willing to ask for help when it is needed. girls are more advanced in their language skills. boys are more aggressive than girls.

girls are more willing to ask for help when it is needed.

Conscientization _____ involves improving literacy among the poor. attempts to empower citizens and help them think for themselves. was a concept developed by Paolo Freire. is all of the above

is all of the above

French Algerian psychiatrist Frantz Fanon argued that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating liberatory social structures. that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating unrest and revolution. that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating the psychopathology of oppression. none of the above

that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating the psychopathology of oppression.

The first -Black psychological association was the American Teachers Association. the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. the Psychologists League. the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi).

the American Teachers Association.

Psychology in South Africa underwent substantial growth early on despite the irrelevance of many Western ideas to South African society. the racist applications of psychological research being done. the poor state of its economy, government, and education systems. the lack of psychology programs in educational institutions.

the racist applications of psychological research being done.

Cybernetics can be defined as the study of hydraulic systems. the study of robots. the study of artificial intelligence. the study of self-regulating physical and social systems.

the study of self-regulating physical and social systems


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