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|    Pete Gayde to Mark Brader    |
|    Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 7, Rounds 7-8: best     |
|    03 Dec 22 13:57:34    |
      From: pete.gayde@gmail.com              Mark Brader wrote:       > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2013-03-18,       > and should be interpreted accordingly. All questions were written       > by members of the Night Owls, but have been reformatted and may       > have been retyped and/or edited by me. I will reveal the correct       > answers in about 3 days.       >       > For further information, including an explanation of the """       > notation that may appear in these rounds, see my 2022-09-09       > companion posting on "Reposted Questions from the Canadian       > Inquisition (RQFTCI*)".       >       >       > * Game 7, Round 7 - Literature - Best 100 Novels       >       > The works in this round are taken from the list of "100 Best Novels       > of the 20th Century" (meaning 1900-98) according to a Modern Library       > poll of readers. We give you the name of the novel and its position       > on the list; you give the author.       >       > 1. #99, "The Cunning Man".       > 2. #92, "The Sheltering Sky".       > 3. #85, "V".       > 4. #76, "At Swim-Two-Birds".       > 5. #73, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance".              Adams              > 6. #72, "The Door into Summer".       > 7. #71, "The Magus".       > 8. #52, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter".       > 9. #39, "Under the Volcano".       > 10. #17, "A Town Like Alice".       >       >       > * Game 7, Round 8 - Science - Psychologists       >       > This is a round on famous psychologists and psychiatrists who made       > significant contributions to psychology. In each case, name the       > person described. Please note that Freud will not be an answer       > to any question in this round.       >       > 1. This German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst lived       > 1902-94. He proposed an eight-stage theory of life and       > personality development. His writings include the books       > "Childhood and Society" and "Identity: Youth and Crisis".       > He might be best known for coining the phrase "identity crisis".       >       > 2. This American psychologist lived 1908-70. His writings included       > the books "A Theory of Human Motivation" and "Motivation and       > Personality". He is best known for his theory on the hierarchy       > of needs.       >       > 3. This Swiss psychotherapist and psychiatrist lived 1875-1961.       > He is considered the founder of analytical psychology.       > He developed concepts such as extraversion and introversion,       > archetypes, and the collective unconscious. The Myers-Briggs       > Type Indicator test is based on his theories.              Jung              >       > 4. This American psychologist and behaviorist lived 1904-90.       > He developed the theory of operant conditioning -- the idea       > that behavior is determined by its consequences, be they       > reinforcements or punishments, which make it more or less likely       > that the behavior will occur again. He believed that the only       > scientific approach to psychology was one that studied behaviors,       > not internal mental processes.       >       > 5. This Austrian doctor and psychotherapist lived 1870-1937.       > He is one of the cofounders of the psychoanalytic movement,       > alongside Freud. He is the founder of the school of individual       > psychology. His major contribution to psychology was his theory       > of the inferiority complex.              Jung              >       > 6. This Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist lived 1905-97.       > He is the founder of logotherapy, which is a form of       > existential analysis. He is best known for his book "Man's       > Search for Meaning", which chronicles his experiences as       > a concentration-camp inmate. This led him to discover the       > importance of finding meaning in all forms of existence, and       > thus a reason to continue living.       >       > 7. This Swiss-American psychiatrist lived 1926-2004. She was       > a pioneer in near-death studies. Her major work was the book       > "On Death and Dying", where she introduced her theory of the       > five stages of grief.              Kubler-Ross              >       > 8. This American psychologist and educator was born in 1942.       > He """is""" considered one of the founders of the school of       > positive psychology. He """is""" best known for his work on       > learned helplessness and learned optimism.       >       > 9. This French psychologist lived 1857-1911. He invented the       > first usable intelligence test, which is still in existence       > today in modified form.              Rohrschach              >       > 10. This Swiss developmental psychologist lived 1896-1980. He is       > best known for concepts such as assimilation and accommodation       > and the theory of stages of cognitive development for children       > (which included the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete       > operational, and formal operational stages).       >              Pete Gayde              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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