Quiz 12: Inclusiveness, Identity, and Conflict in Late 20th-Century American Psychology

Psychology in the 1960s A)marked the beginning of social psychological research in the United States. B)was the first academic area to be involved in the civil rights movement. C)was one of many academic areas to be involved in the civil rights movement. D)saw a huge influx of government funding for research programs in the clinical field.

French Algerian psychiatrist Frantz Fanon argued A)that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating liberatory social structures. B)that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating unrest and revolution. C)that psychological disciplines often played a role in creating the psychopathology of oppression. D)none of the above

The Black Power movement in the United States focused on A)integration. B)the strengths and resilience of African Americans. C)political protests to inspire changes in legislation. D)consolidating the power of Black politicians.

In the mid- to late 1960s, psychologists of color in the United States encountered A)a particularly hostile discipline. B)a particularly liberal discipline. C)a particularly receptive discipline. D)an eager audience for their ideas and contributions.

The work of many Black psychologists in the 1960s and 1970s focused on A)just getting into graduate school. B)creating a psychology of Black strengths. C)rewriting theories formulated by White psychologists. D)interracial housing issues.

The first -Black psychological association was A)the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi). B)the Psychologists League. C)the American Teachers Association. D)the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The first time the term Black psychology appeared in printed form was A)1953. B)1964. C)1968. D)1970.

The 1969 American Psychological Association (APA) conference was notable because A)it forced the APA to start addressing issues of support for Black graduate students in psychology. B)it was the impetus to form the ABPsi. C)of its development of the scientist-practitioner model. D)of none of the above

The late 1960s saw developments in the APA that included A)more of the APA's resources being dedicated to governance rather than membership issues. B)offices and committees being formed to increase the role of Black psychologists. C)the increased role of women in psychology, which demanded a new division of the APA to address gender issues. D)committees being formed to deal with the psychological consequences of the Vietnam War.

Brothers Derald and Stanley Sue coordinated a series of meetings that led to the foundation of A)the Society for Indian Psychology. B)the National Association of Native American Psychologists. C)the Asian American Psychological Association. D)the South Asian Psychologists Network.

The Ten Point Program was the beginning of a movement to A)increase practitioner sensitivity toward minority mental health patients. B)simplify the treatment of mental disorders. C)increase the enrollment of minority students in graduate programs. D)decrease the enrollment of unqualified students in graduate programs.

The requirement for psychologists to have training in multicultural issues came about A)because of concerns brought about by therapy patients. B)in 1980. C)at the Boulder Conference. D)at the Dulles Conference.

The work of Seymour Sarason and Emory Cowen was intended to A)treat mental disorders on a large, community scale. B)prevent mental disorders via community intervention. C)study the effects of personality on community involvement. D)reintroduce patients with severe mental disorders into a community setting as a form of treatment.

The nationwide network of programs to meet the mental health needs of all Americans established by legislation in the 1960s included A)community mental health centers. B)more in-patient psychiatric wards. C)residential treatment facilities. D)an emphasis on institutional, rather than community, care.

In the early years of community psychology, an innovative training program existed at A)Yale University. B)Rochester University. C)Columbia University. D)University of Maryland.

The 1960s brought tension between which two groups in the APA? A)Community psychologists and private practice psychologists B)Black psychologists and Asian American psychologists C)Experimental psychologists and clinical psychologists D)Full and associate APA members

The PsyD degree was established with the intention that it would A)offer a practitioner-scholar model of training. B)create healthy competition between scientists and practitioners in psychology. C)offer more opportunities to students who could not afford to get their PhD. D)allow psychologists to diagnose, test, and treat mental health issues.

The Association for Psychological Science was formed A)out of a dissatisfaction with the APA's move from a scientific focus. B)in 1981. C)by early graduates of PsyD programs. D)because of both a and B

While the PsyD degree did not resolve tensions between scientists and practitioners, it did create new opportunities for A)women. B)returning students. C)collaborative research. D)students of color.

As one of its members put it, the Research Group in Psychology and the Social Sciences was best able to A)gather information on social phenomenon via university studies. B)deal with human factors in military hardware, such as ergonomic designs. C)prevent mental illness via consideration of one's community. D)address social psychology from an experimental perspective rather than as a practitioner.

The project designed in the mid-1960s that was meant to control Third World revolution during the Cold War was called A)Project Round Table. B)the Office of Naval Research Project. C)Project Camelot. D)the Project for the Special Operations Research Organization.

Psychology's reliance on government funding during the early 1970s was troublesome because A)it meant that much of the psychological research being done was politically driven. B)many applications of psychology were being neglected because they did not reflect the priorities of the U.S.government. C)resources meant for psychology were being drained to support the Vietnam War effort. D)of all of the above. E)of none of the above.

During the 1980s, funding to what program or organization was reduced to the point where it was almost shut down? A)The community mental health centers program B)The APA C)Veterans Administration hospitals D)The National Institute of Mental Health

What 1979 report established the use of ethics review boards for all research? A)The Shakow Report B)The Belmont Report C)The National Research Act Report D)The Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Report

According to your textbook authors, by the end of the 20th century, psychological science had become, in some sense, A)a growth industry. B)a regulated industry. C)an unregulated industry. D)a political endeavor.