Question 1

According to Herbart, psychology should:

Accepted Answer

A)  be an experimental discipline. 
B)  question the reliability of observations. 
C)  study the passive intellect. 
D)  be reduced to physiological processes. 
E)  study the mathematical generalizations of mental operations. 
A)  be an experimental discipline. 
B)  question the reliability of observations. 
C)  study the passive intellect. 
D)  be reduced to physiological processes. 
E)  study the mathematical generalizations of mental operations. E

Question 2

Lotze's psychology opposed:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental activity. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  physiology. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  Kant. 
A)  mental activity. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  physiology. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  Kant. B

Question 3

Heat absorption and solar radiation were studied by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist. 
A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist. C

Question 4

Leibniz's view of the mind-body problem:

Accepted Answer

A)  completely followed Descartes's view. 
B)  completely followed Spinoza's view. 
C)  was ultimately reduced to environmental determinacy. 
D)  was replaced by his theory of monadology of the body. 
E)  asserted independent physical and mental processes organized in pre-established harmony. 
A)  completely followed Descartes's view. 
B)  completely followed Spinoza's view. 
C)  was ultimately reduced to environmental determinacy. 
D)  was replaced by his theory of monadology of the body. 
E)  asserted independent physical and mental processes organized in pre-established harmony.

Question 5

Mesmer's pseudo-cures were initially accepted because:

Accepted Answer

A)  people wanted to believe in them, relative to the primitive state of medicine. 
B)  he had the support of the French government. 
C)  his views differed little from the prevailing philosophical directions of Germany. 
D)  he demonstrated the scientific basis of hypnotism. 
E)  his views were supported by the Church. 
A)  people wanted to believe in them, relative to the primitive state of medicine. 
B)  he had the support of the French government. 
C)  his views differed little from the prevailing philosophical directions of Germany. 
D)  he demonstrated the scientific basis of hypnotism. 
E)  his views were supported by the Church.

Question 6

One of the greatest mathematicians of the eighteenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit. 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist. 
A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit. 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist.

Question 7

Kant's views on mental activity may be summarized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  materialistic. 
B)  sensationalistic. 
C)  rationalistic. 
D)  empiricistic. 
E)  inductive. 
A)  materialistic. 
B)  sensationalistic. 
C)  rationalistic. 
D)  empiricistic. 
E)  inductive.

Question 8

For Lotze, the elements of experience are:

Accepted Answer

A)  reducible to sensation. 
B)  explained by nervous activity. 
C)  quantitative. 
D)  qualitative. 
E)  innate. 
A)  reducible to sensation. 
B)  explained by nervous activity. 
C)  quantitative. 
D)  qualitative. 
E)  innate.

Question 9

The immediate antecedent influence on German thought was from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Locke. 
C)  Condillac. 
D)  Descartes. 
E)  Spinoza. 
A)  Aristotle. 
B)  Locke. 
C)  Condillac. 
D)  Descartes. 
E)  Spinoza.

Question 10

The direction of psychology within German philosophy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  materialistic. 
B)  reductionistic. 
C)  concerned with mental activity. 
D)  concerned with mental passivity. 
E)  dependent upon acquired experience. 
A)  materialistic. 
B)  reductionistic. 
C)  concerned with mental activity. 
D)  concerned with mental passivity. 
E)  dependent upon acquired experience.

Question 11

Moral activities for Kant were governed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a priori mental conditions of the will. 
B)  social conventions. 
C)  the acquisition of experience. 
D)  God's will. 
E)  subconscious striving. 
A)  a priori mental conditions of the will. 
B)  social conventions. 
C)  the acquisition of experience. 
D)  God's will. 
E)  subconscious striving.

Question 12

Wolff's empirical psychology dealt with:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory processes. 
B)  mental activity. 
C)  monadology. 
D)  physiology. 
E)  deduction. 
A)  sensory processes. 
B)  mental activity. 
C)  monadology. 
D)  physiology. 
E)  deduction.

Question 13

The process of thought for Leibniz was viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the aggregate of association sequences. 
B)  the product of self-reflection. 
C)  an ongoing, continuous activity of the mind. 
D)  reducible to simple sensations. 
E)  originating from God. 
A)  the aggregate of association sequences. 
B)  the product of self-reflection. 
C)  an ongoing, continuous activity of the mind. 
D)  reducible to simple sensations. 
E)  originating from God.

Question 14

One of the major benefits to intellectual inquiry in Prussian Germany was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  efficient government bureaucracy. 
B)  government support of the university system. 
C)  universally spoken German language. 
D)  uniformity in religious belief. 
E)  freedom of the press. 
A)  efficient government bureaucracy. 
B)  government support of the university system. 
C)  universally spoken German language. 
D)  uniformity in religious belief. 
E)  freedom of the press.

Question 15

The mental categories of Kant's system were:

Accepted Answer

A)  derived from primary qualities. 
B)  independent of mental activity. 
C)  physiologically based. 
D)  a priori knowledge. 
E)  reducible to sensory input. 
A)  derived from primary qualities. 
B)  independent of mental activity. 
C)  physiologically based. 
D)  a priori knowledge. 
E)  reducible to sensory input.

Question 16

The perceptual forms of the mind for Kant were:

Accepted Answer

A)  imposed by objects in the environment. 
B)  composed of mental categories. 
C)  reducible to sensations. 
D)  empirically derived. 
E)  acquired through experience. 
A)  imposed by objects in the environment. 
B)  composed of mental categories. 
C)  reducible to sensations. 
D)  empirically derived. 
E)  acquired through experience.

Question 17

Leibniz viewed the mind as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a passive receptor of sensory data. 
B)  the active transformer of sensory data. 
C)  determined by the environment. 
D)  limited to association and self-reflection. 
E)  the storage of sensory experience. 
A)  a passive receptor of sensory data. 
B)  the active transformer of sensory data. 
C)  determined by the environment. 
D)  limited to association and self-reflection. 
E)  the storage of sensory experience.

Question 18

A battery capable of sustaining an electrical charge for several hours was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit. 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist. 
A)  Guericke. 
B)  Fahrenheit. 
C)  Tschirnhaus. 
D)  Euler. 
E)  Kleist.

Question 19

For Beneke, psychology should:

Accepted Answer

A)  be restricted to the study of innate ideas. 
B)  concentrate on acquired associations. 
C)  study both acquired and innate dispositions. 
D)  study sensory experiences only. 
E)  be reduced to physiological processes. 
A)  be restricted to the study of innate ideas. 
B)  concentrate on acquired associations. 
C)  study both acquired and innate dispositions. 
D)  study sensory experiences only. 
E)  be reduced to physiological processes.

Question 20

Leibniz defined monads as:

Accepted Answer

A)  associations. 
B)  sensations. 
C)  the soul. 
D)  unextended units of force of energy. 
E)  the organization of the mind. 
A)  associations. 
B)  sensations. 
C)  the soul. 
D)  unextended units of force of energy. 
E)  the organization of the mind.

According to Herbart, psychology should:

Lotze's psychology opposed:

Heat absorption and solar radiation were studied by:

Leibniz's view of the mind-body problem:

Mesmer's pseudo-cures were initially accepted because:

One of the greatest mathematicians of the eighteenth century was:

Kant's views on mental activity may be summarized as:

For Lotze, the elements of experience are:

The immediate antecedent influence on German thought was from:

The direction of psychology within German philosophy was:

Moral activities for Kant were governed by:

Wolff's empirical psychology dealt with:

The process of thought for Leibniz was viewed as:

One of the major benefits to intellectual inquiry in Prussian Germany was the:

The mental categories of Kant's system were:

The perceptual forms of the mind for Kant were:

Leibniz viewed the mind as:

A battery capable of sustaining an electrical charge for several hours was developed by:

For Beneke, psychology should:

Leibniz defined monads as:

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From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

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The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

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Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

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Exam 10: Mental Activity-the German Tradition

According to Herbart, psychology should:

Lotze's psychology opposed:

Heat absorption and solar radiation were studied by:

Leibniz's view of the mind-body problem:

Mesmer's pseudo-cures were initially accepted because:

One of the greatest mathematicians of the eighteenth century was:

Kant's views on mental activity may be summarized as:

For Lotze, the elements of experience are:

The immediate antecedent influence on German thought was from:

The direction of psychology within German philosophy was:

Moral activities for Kant were governed by:

Wolff's empirical psychology dealt with:

The process of thought for Leibniz was viewed as:

One of the major benefits to intellectual inquiry in Prussian Germany was the:

The mental categories of Kant's system were:

The perceptual forms of the mind for Kant were:

Leibniz viewed the mind as:

A battery capable of sustaining an electrical charge for several hours was developed by:

For Beneke, psychology should:

Leibniz defined monads as:

Past for Present: Psychology in Search of a Paradigm

Psychology in the Ancient and Classical East

Psychological Foundations in Ancient Greece

From Classical Rome to the Early Middle Ages

The Reawakening of Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Emergence of Modern Science

Sensationalism and Positivism: the French Tradition

Mental Passivity- the British Tradition

Romanticism and Existentialism

Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The Founding of Modern Psychology

American Functionalism

The Gestalt Movement

Psychoanalysis

Behaviorism

The Third Force Movement

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