1. What long-term influence did functionalism have on the science of psychology?

A. Modern psychology often focuses on understanding how the basic elements of the mind combine to form experiences.
B. Modern psychology often focuses on understanding how the mind helps us to adapt to everyday situations.
C. Modern psychology often focuses on understanding how activity in the brain causes mental events.
D. Modern psychology often focuses on understanding how the mind affects the body, and vice versa.

2. One major problem with studying what is in people's minds is that such research must rely on the technique of

A. associationism.
B. subjectivism.
C. introspection.
D. determinism.

3. Early psychologists who were interested in understanding the functions (rather than the structures) of the mind were most influenced in their approach by

A. genetics.
B. evolutionary biology.
C. physiology.
D. chemistry.

4. Introspection was criticized by some early twentieth-century psychologists as being too

A. artificial.
B. deterministic.
C. subjective.
D. scientific.

5. Both structuralists and functionalists tried in their research to understand the

A. conscious mind.
B. preconscious mind.
C. unconscious mind.
D. all the above

6. What long-term influence did structuralism have on the science of psychology?

A. Modern psychology emphasizes the importance of the precise measurement of variables.
B. Modern psychology often focuses on understanding the functions of the conscious mind.
C. Modern psychology encourages research that has practical applications in everyday life.
D. Modern psychology primarily makes use of correlational methods in its research.

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