1. A course in the history of psychology is a typical requirement for only 10% of undergraduate degree
programs in
psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology? QUESTION
TYPE: True / False
2. Virtually every modern science includes a course on its history as a part of its curriculum.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology? QUESTION
TYPE: True / False
3. The authors of your textbook argue that the formal study of the history of psychology is the most
systematic way to integrate the areas and issues that constitute modern psychology.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Why Study the History of Psychology?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
NOTES: WWW
4. Psychology is one of the oldest and one of the newest scholarly disciplines.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology QUESTION
TYPE: True / False
5. It can be argued that psychology today studies and debates some of the same questions as those that
concerned the philosophers of ancient Greece.
a. True
, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
NOTES: WWW
6. The earliest possible starting point for psychology is approximately 1,000 years ago.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
7. The distinction between modern psychology and its roots has more to do with the kinds of questions
asked than with the methods used.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Development of Modern Psychology QUESTION
TYPE: True / False
8. Reconstruction refers to the principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
9. The data of history are much like the data of science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: The Data of History: Reconstructing Psychology's Past
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
10. Although difficult to do, the data of history can be reconstructed or replicated.
a. True
b. False
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