Historical Issues in Psychology Answers

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In the 19th century, women were expected to conform to a certain role that entailed __________.

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gaining domestic skills and establishing a career
B
going to college and getting married
C
getting married and having children
D
graduating from college and being a housewife
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Ethnocentrism helps researchers avoid cultural bias when interpreting research findings.

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T
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F
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__________ is best known for his influential studies on racism and its effects on child development, and for becoming the first African American to be elected president of the American Psychological Association. A.Kenneth ClarkB.Francis C. SumnerC.J. Henry AlstonD.Richard Suinn

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A
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B
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D
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A team of psychologists study personality development in the United States and generalize their research findings to describe personality development in China, Japan, and Korea. This is an example of __________ bias.

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gender
B
Western
C
cultural
D
social
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The majority of early psychologists were all of the following except __________.

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European
B
male
C
lower class
D
white
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All of the following were barriers to minority participation in early psychology except __________.

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school desegregation
B
academic opportunities
C
career opportunities
D
perceived level of intelligence
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Ethnocentrism is the practice of viewing male behavior and cognitive processes as the norm for explaining all human behavior.

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T
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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.During World War I, mental tests were administered to army recruits. The results of these tests were wrongly interpreted to suggest that Caucasians were superior to minorities. This is an example of __________ bias in early psychology.

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sample
B
testing
C
gender
D
racial
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The psychologist who was the first woman to earn a doctoral degree in psychology in the US and is renowned for writing a comparative psychology book in which she described the cognitive processes in both humans and animals is __________.

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Martha Bernal
B
Margaret Floy Washburn
C
Mamie Clark
D
Mary Whiton Calkins
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Which of the following statements is not true about minorities in psychology today?

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Minorities make up half of the population earning degrees in psychology.
B
Despite increases, minorities are still underrepresented in psychology.
C
Several programs have been implemented to attract more minorities to psychology.
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The number of minorities in psychology has increased steadily over the last century.

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