Test Bank For A History of Psychology, The Emergence of Science and Applications, 7E By William Douglas Woody, Wayne Viney Chapter 1-18
Chapter 1 Critical Issues in Historical Studies 1. As a self-conscious formal discipline, psychology is a. about 300 years old. *b. little more than 100 years old. c. only 50 years old. d. almost 500 years old. [p. 3] 2. Each of the following is a reason to study history EXCEPT * a. History encourages a narrow perspective. b. History teaches a healthy skepticism. c. History teaches humility. d. History is a key to understanding the future. [pp. 3-4] 3. In a broad and philosophical sense, the term historiography refers to a. philosophical questions about history. b. philosophical questions about historical methodology. c. characteristics of a body of historical writings. * d. all of the above. [p. 4] 4. According to the text, history has an empirical component that includes a. attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b. only those rare instances when historians conduct experiments. c. explanations offered by historians. * d. data such as unpublished letters, diaries, etc. [p. 5] 5. According to the text, history has an explanatory component. The explanatory component includes * a. attempts by historians to make sense of the data they collect. b. attempts by historians to define history. c. chronological records. d. data such as unpublished letters, newspaper accounts, etc. [p. 5] 6. There are many definitions of history. The definition preferred by the authors of your text is that history is * a. the interpretive study of the events of the human past. b. the chronology of the events that provide the raw material for the historian. c. the scientific study of the past. d. all of the above. [p.5] 7. The kind of objectivity we might reasonably expect of historical writing is that objectivity characterized by