William James, James Cattell, John Dewey and E.L. Thorndike all belonged to which school of thought?

Related Mcqs:

1. John, in a meeting with his boss, was elated to hear the president of the company was impressed with his contribution. However, when he left the meeting and was sitting in his office, john began to experience feelings of anger. What theory would most support john’s circumstances?

   A. Nice- factor theory
   B. Face satisfaction theory
   C. Dissatisfaction theory
   D. Opponent process theory

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions in Cattell’s 18 Personality Factors are (18PF)?

   A. Forthright-shrewd
   B. Placid-Neurotic
   C. Undisciplined-controlled
   D. Tough-minded-tender-minded

3. This is not the characteristic attributed to consciousness by William James ___________?

   A. stability
   B. personal
   C. continuous
   D. selective

4. Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American psychological association?

   A. Margaret Washburn
   B. Mary Calkins
   C. Rosalie Raynor
   D. Jean Piaget

5. Thorndike’s “Law of Effect” was an early form of the present day principle of _____________?

   A. Extinction
   B. Reinforcement
   C. Contiguity
   D. Trial and error
   E. None of these

6. Edward Thorndike established the:

   A. Principle of reinforcement
   B. Law of effect
   C. Contiguity hypothesis
   D. Theory of behaviorism

7. In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

   A. occur after the response
   B. occur before the response
   C. occur simultaneously with the response
   D. are unrelated to the response except during extinction

8. In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

   A. occur after the response
   B. occur before the response
   C. occur simultaneously with the response
   D. are unrelated to the response except during extinction

9. E.L. Thorndike is famous for____.

   A. Drill upon learning
   B. Lesson making
   C. Scientific investigation
   D. None of these

10. The school of thought that considered psychology as a research for the mind’s elementary parts and the laws by which they are combined is ___________?

    A. Structuralism
    B. functionalism
    C. both Structuralism and Gestalt psychology
    D. both Functionalism and Structuralism