Experimental Psychology: George Kelly and Scientific Method

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What is the belief that fluids in our body are influenced by magnetic and gravitational forces in the environment, which in turn, changes our mood, behavior, or thinking?

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Hypnosis
  • Mesmerism (correct)
  • Pop psychology

Which of the following is considered the precursor to hypnosis and psychoanalysis?

  • Mesmerism (correct)
  • The right vs. left brain dichotomy
  • Experimentation
  • The belief that we only use 10% of our brains

What is the colloquial term for psychological claims not built on actual scientific research?

  • Mesmerism
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Pop psychology (correct)
  • Experimentation

Who is considered the father of (modern) psychology and the father of experimental psychology?

<p>Wilhelm Wundt (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of Wundt's students became prominent psychologists?

<p>Charles Spearman, G. Stanley Hall, James McKeen Cattell, and Hugo Munsterberg (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the earliest known research method used in psychological science?

<p>Experimentation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year was the scientific discipline of psychology born?

<p>1879 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the psychological theories or claims mentioned as an example of pop psychology?

<p>The theory of relativity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research did Wilhelm Wundt conduct as early as 1875?

<p>Experimentation on human sensation and perception (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a prominent psychologist who was a student of Wilhelm Wundt?

<p>Sigmund Freud (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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