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What was Freud's intention behind using the term Ich (I) and Es (it) in his work?
What was Freud's intention behind using the term Ich (I) and Es (it) in his work?
- To confuse the readers with psychological jargon
- To simplify complex psychological concepts
- To show a link between conscious and unconscious thoughts
- To create a distinction between personal and foreign concepts (correct)
Why did the translator's substitution of ego and id for I and it cause an issue with the original concept?
Why did the translator's substitution of ego and id for I and it cause an issue with the original concept?
- It simplified the distinction between personal and foreign concepts
- It turned personal concepts into cold technical terms (correct)
- It enhanced Freud's intended meaning
- It made the concepts sound more personal and relatable
What was Freud's actual term in German for free association, contrary to its common English translation?
What was Freud's actual term in German for free association, contrary to its common English translation?
- Chain of thoughts
- Invasion of conscious thoughts
- Linking of ideas
- Uncontrollable intrusion (correct)
What does the Italian proverb 'Traditore—Tradutore' emphasize about the act of translation?
What does the Italian proverb 'Traditore—Tradutore' emphasize about the act of translation?
How does the author describe our understanding of history in relation to the history of psychology?
How does the author describe our understanding of history in relation to the history of psychology?
What do the issues highlighted with historical data in psychology tell us about the study of history according to the text?
What do the issues highlighted with historical data in psychology tell us about the study of history according to the text?
Why did increasing opportunities emerge for psychologists to apply their knowledge and techniques to solve real-world problems?
Why did increasing opportunities emerge for psychologists to apply their knowledge and techniques to solve real-world problems?
What was the primary reason psychologists became applied psychologists according to the text?
What was the primary reason psychologists became applied psychologists according to the text?
Why did the number of teaching jobs increase in the Midwest and the West by 1900?
Why did the number of teaching jobs increase in the Midwest and the West by 1900?
What was the situation regarding the ratio of psychologists with doctoral degrees to available lab positions by 1900?
What was the situation regarding the ratio of psychologists with doctoral degrees to available lab positions by 1900?
Why did psychology receive the smallest amount of financial support compared to other sciences at new universities in the Midwest and the West?
Why did psychology receive the smallest amount of financial support compared to other sciences at new universities in the Midwest and the West?
What was the main reason some content may have been suppressed from eBooks or eChapters?
What was the main reason some content may have been suppressed from eBooks or eChapters?
What term is used to describe the intellectual and cultural climate of a particular era?
What term is used to describe the intellectual and cultural climate of a particular era?
How does the historian's narrative approach the truth over time?
How does the historian's narrative approach the truth over time?
Which external forces are mentioned as shaping the nature and direction of psychology?
Which external forces are mentioned as shaping the nature and direction of psychology?
In what context must the study of psychology's history be conducted according to the text?
In what context must the study of psychology's history be conducted according to the text?
How do contextual forces influence psychology according to the passage?
How do contextual forces influence psychology according to the passage?
Which term is used to describe the prevailing ideas in the science and culture of a specific period?
Which term is used to describe the prevailing ideas in the science and culture of a specific period?
What is the benefit of studying the history of psychology, according to the text?
What is the benefit of studying the history of psychology, according to the text?
Why is the history of psychology described as a fascinating story?
Why is the history of psychology described as a fascinating story?
How does studying the history of psychology help integrate modern psychology?
How does studying the history of psychology help integrate modern psychology?
What is emphasized as the most systematic way to understand modern psychology?
What is emphasized as the most systematic way to understand modern psychology?
What does the text suggest about the evolution of contemporary psychology?
What does the text suggest about the evolution of contemporary psychology?
What aspect of the history of psychology is highlighted as offering drama, tragedy, and heroism?
What aspect of the history of psychology is highlighted as offering drama, tragedy, and heroism?
What did Clark consider his life to be despite his considerable accomplishments?
What did Clark consider his life to be despite his considerable accomplishments?
What was the main obstacle for blacks after earning a PhD according to the text?
What was the main obstacle for blacks after earning a PhD according to the text?
What major source of jobs for female psychologists was effectively closed to African Americans?
What major source of jobs for female psychologists was effectively closed to African Americans?
Why did the professor at a black college in 1936 find it practically impossible to do anything outstanding in the field of pure scholarship?
Why did the professor at a black college in 1936 find it practically impossible to do anything outstanding in the field of pure scholarship?
What did the lack of a scholarly atmosphere in most schools result in for African American scholars?
What did the lack of a scholarly atmosphere in most schools result in for African American scholars?
What was described as the worst handicap for the professor at a black college in 1936 according to the text?
What was described as the worst handicap for the professor at a black college in 1936 according to the text?
