History of Psychology, 3e | Student Quiz 6

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Question 1:

Which subject did James study while a student at Harvard?
a) chemistry
b) medicine
c) physiology
d) Both A and B.

Question 2:

What term refers to the ability of an organism to alter its behaviour as circumstances change?
a) Habit
b) Plasticity
c) Attention
d) Pure ego

Question 3:

How should the word ‘thought’ be interpreted in James’ theory?
a) As referring to all our experiences
b) As referring to all our behaviour
c) As referring to all our conscious knowledge
d) As referring to all that is outside of us

Question 4:

Which metaphor did James believe was superior to other metaphors?
a) Theatrical
b) Wind
c) Stream
d) Marriage

Question 5:

What does James explain as the crucial determinant in the selections we make?
a) That which we consider to be a part of us
b) That which we consider to be outside of ourselves
c) That which we consider to be ours
d) That which we consider to be someone else’s

Question 6:

What we know about ourselves is the ________.
a) material self
b) empirical self
c) moral self
d) ethical self

Question 7:

James' descriptions of ________ were still cited by theorists 100 years after the publication of The Principle of Psychology.
a) attention
b) emotion
c) automatic writing
d) consciousness

Question 8:

Which statement describes the process of automatic writing?
a) Writing on a typewriter
b) Focusing your attention of someone who is writing
c) Paying strict attention to what you are writing
d) Not paying attention to what you are writing

Question 9:

Which type of memory consists of the immediately present moment?
a) Primary
b) Intial
c) Present
d) Secondary

Question 10:

What types of experiments did Stein carry out?
a) Religious experience
b) Automatic writing
c) Will power
d) Emotional

Question 11:

According to James, which of the following is not a ‘coarse’ emotion?
a) Grief
b) Desire
c) Fear
d) Rage

Question 12:

Which of James’ theories has been systematically misinterpreted for decades?
a) Habits
b) Consciousness
c) Emotions
d) Self

Question 13:

The general reaction to James’ theory focused on the role of the ________ in determining emotion.
a) body
b) mind
c) soul
d) unconscious

Question 14:

Which of the following topics did James not pursue?
a) Religion
b) Trances
c) Communication with the spirits of the dead
d) Animal behaviour

Question 15:

According to James, people who are clearly ________ may have an easier time understanding their experiences.
a) tough-minded or tender-minded
b) tough-minded
c) tender-minded
d) neither tough-minded nor tender-minded

Question 16:

James published his influential book The Principles of Psychology in 1980.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

According to James, society would be anarchic without ingrained habits.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

One downside to James’ text is the heavy use of jargon-laden language.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Clothing is the most intimate part of your material self.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Self esteem can be calculated by dividing success by pretentions.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

James studied under Gertrude Stein at Harvard and was heavily influenced by her thinking.
a) True
b) False

Question 22:

James’ theory of emotions is often called the James-Cannon theory to reflect the contributions of Walter Cannon.
a) True
b) False

Question 23:

James hesitated to call aesthetic experiences emotions.
a) True
b) False

Question 24:

James was strongly opposed to the self-help movements that flourished as the twentieth century began.
a) True
b) False

Question 25:

One member of Freud’s entourage recalls James as being very rude and abrupt during his meeting with the psychoanalysts.
a) True
b) False

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History of Psychology, 3e - Quiz: Chapter 6