Chapter 1: Introduction MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Historiography is: a. another term for psychology b. the study of the proper way to write history c. the use of photographs in presenting history d. another term for historicism ANS: B DIF: factual REF: Problems in Writing a History of Psychology 2. Presentism maintains that: a. the present state of a discipline is the most important b. to truly understand something you must be present to observe it c. it is important to understand the past in terms of contemporary knowledge and standards d. history should be studied for its own sake without regard for how historical events relate to present events ANS: C DIF: factual REF: Problems in Writing a History of Psychology 3. Historicism refers to the belief that: a. the present state of a discipline should act as a guide in writing that discipline's history b. the present state of a discipline represents its highest and best state of development c. only the past is important d. the past should be studied for its own sake without attempting to show the relationship between past and present ANS: D DIF: conceptual REF: Problems in Writing a History of Psychology 4. Zeitgeist means: a. the spirit of the times b. about the same thing as presentism c. that the history of anything must be selective d. about the same thing as historicism ANS: A DIF: factual REF: Problems in Writing a History of Psychology 5. What is the approach to studying the history of psycho