Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of Leibniz's definition of monads?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are units that contain within themselves directed energies or forces. 
B)  They are units that have capacities to perceive and register impressions of the rest of the world. 
C)  They are the ultimate units making up the universe. 
D)  They are infinitely divisible into ever smaller parts. 
A)  They are units that contain within themselves directed energies or forces. 
B)  They are units that have capacities to perceive and register impressions of the rest of the world. 
C)  They are the ultimate units making up the universe. 
D)  They are infinitely divisible into ever smaller parts.

Question 2

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher.
-Locke

Accepted Answer

A) mind as block of veined marble 
B) the inexperienced mind as "white paper void of all characters" 
C) "the soul of beasts is nothing but their blood" 
A) mind as block of veined marble 
B) the inexperienced mind as "white paper void of all characters" 
C) "the soul of beasts is nothing but their blood"

Question 3

Match the achievement with the philosopher.
-Locke

Accepted Answer

A) developed analytic geometry 
B) developed infinitesimal calculus 
C) served as physician to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper 
A) developed analytic geometry 
B) developed infinitesimal calculus 
C) served as physician to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper

Question 4

Describe Leibniz's theory of monads and its components.

Accepted Answer

Monads: energetic and purposeful units w

Question 5

Descartes believed that concepts such as "unity," "infinity," or "perfection," which cannot be represented by single sensory impressions,were which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstractions created out of many different sensory experiences 
B)  innate ideas of the rational soul 
C)  illusions having no basis in reality 
D)  reverberations in nerves continuing after the cessation of sensory impressions 
A)  abstractions created out of many different sensory experiences 
B)  innate ideas of the rational soul 
C)  illusions having no basis in reality 
D)  reverberations in nerves continuing after the cessation of sensory impressions

Question 6

For Locke,the largest amount of human knowledge was of which type?

Accepted Answer

A)  intuitive 
B)  demonstrative 
C)  sensitive 
D)  practical 
A)  intuitive 
B)  demonstrative 
C)  sensitive 
D)  practical

Question 7

Descartes believed that animals were

Accepted Answer

A)  identical to humans in most essential qualities. 
B)  mechanical automata, lacking consciousness. 
C)  psychologically similar to human beings, except less complicated. 
D)  so different from human begins as to be worthless as scientific subjects. 
A)  identical to humans in most essential qualities. 
B)  mechanical automata, lacking consciousness. 
C)  psychologically similar to human beings, except less complicated. 
D)  so different from human begins as to be worthless as scientific subjects.

Question 8

Locke's version of the Social Contract Theory differed from that of his predecessor Hobbes in which way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hobbes saw the contract as a formal written document, whereas for Locke it was a more informal agreement between the government and the governed. 
B)  Locke saw the contract as a formal written document, whereas for Hobbes it was a more informal agreement between the government and the governed. 
C)  Locke's version assumed the contract was a more rational choice by the governed, who could break the contract under conditions of severe governmental abuse. 
D)  Locke's version assumed that the authority granted to the government by the governed was absolute and had to be obeyed under all circumstances. 
A)  Hobbes saw the contract as a formal written document, whereas for Locke it was a more informal agreement between the government and the governed. 
B)  Locke saw the contract as a formal written document, whereas for Hobbes it was a more informal agreement between the government and the governed. 
C)  Locke's version assumed the contract was a more rational choice by the governed, who could break the contract under conditions of severe governmental abuse. 
D)  Locke's version assumed that the authority granted to the government by the governed was absolute and had to be obeyed under all circumstances.

Question 9

Match the definition with the philosophical term.
-necessary truths

Accepted Answer

A) basic units of the universe conceived as energetic and purposeful entities with ca-pacity for awareness 
B) ideas consciously experienced and rationally analyzed in terms of underlying principals and laws 
C) innate principles for analyzing experiences logically and mathematically 
D) extended particles and motion,conceived as the most elementary properties of physical phenomena 
A) basic units of the universe conceived as energetic and purposeful entities with ca-pacity for awareness 
B) ideas consciously experienced and rationally analyzed in terms of underlying principals and laws 
C) innate principles for analyzing experiences logically and mathematically 
D) extended particles and motion,conceived as the most elementary properties of physical phenomena

Question 10

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy.
-sensations

Accepted Answer

A) experiences of objects in the external world 
B) experiences of the mind's own operations 
C) ideas that come from basic sensations or reflections 
D) the linking together of similar or contiguously experienced ideas 
A) experiences of objects in the external world 
B) experiences of the mind's own operations 
C) ideas that come from basic sensations or reflections 
D) the linking together of similar or contiguously experienced ideas

Question 11

Descartes hypothesized that the state of __________ occurs when the brain is relatively emptied of animal spirits,so that its nerve fibers are slack and only infrequently capable of transmitting stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  passion 
C)  reflection and memory 
D)  sleep and dreaming 
A)  depression 
B)  passion 
C)  reflection and memory 
D)  sleep and dreaming

Question 12

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated.
-social contract

Accepted Answer

A) Benedict Spinoza 
B) George Berkeley 
C) René Descartes 
D) Thomas Hobbes 
A) Benedict Spinoza 
B) George Berkeley 
C) René Descartes 
D) Thomas Hobbes

Question 13

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it,

Accepted Answer

A)  it causes all the nerves in the brain to be more open to the passage of animal spirits. 
B)  the soul becomes conscious of a passion. 
C)  the soul becomes conscious of an innate idea. 
D)  the body is immediately set into motion. 
A)  it causes all the nerves in the brain to be more open to the passage of animal spirits. 
B)  the soul becomes conscious of a passion. 
C)  the soul becomes conscious of an innate idea. 
D)  the body is immediately set into motion.

Question 14

Locke's and Leibniz's careers were alike in that both of them were

Accepted Answer

A)  trained as lawyers. 
B)  trained as physicians. 
C)  dependent on wealthy patrons. 
D)  independently wealthy. 
A)  trained as lawyers. 
B)  trained as physicians. 
C)  dependent on wealthy patrons. 
D)  independently wealthy.

Question 15

Describe the different kinds of knowledge outlined by Locke.

Accepted Answer

Intuitive knowledge: perceptions that ar

Question 16

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated.
-British associationism

Accepted Answer

A) Benedict Spinoza 
B) George Berkeley 
C) René Descartes 
D) Thomas Hobbes 
A) Benedict Spinoza 
B) George Berkeley 
C) René Descartes 
D) Thomas Hobbes

Question 17

Match the publication with its author.
-Descartes

Accepted Answer

A) An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) New Essays on Human Understanding 
C) Discourse on Method 
A) An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) New Essays on Human Understanding 
C) Discourse on Method

Question 18

According to Galileo,the characteristics of material particles-shape,quantity,and motion-were called

Accepted Answer

A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  innate qualities. 
D)  rational qualities. 
A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  innate qualities. 
D)  rational qualities.

Question 19

Match the publication with its author.
-Leibniz

Accepted Answer

A) An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) New Essays on Human Understanding 
C) Discourse on Method 
A) An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) New Essays on Human Understanding 
C) Discourse on Method

Question 20

According to Descartes's theory of visual perception,the

Accepted Answer

A)  mind's conscious perception bears no necessary relationship to the real observed object. 
B)  mind's conscious perception is a nearly perfect replica of the real observed object. 
C)  relationship between perception and object is inconsequential, so long as mechanical action is initiated. 
D)  conscious perception is an inverted, double copy of the observed object. 
A)  mind's conscious perception bears no necessary relationship to the real observed object. 
B)  mind's conscious perception is a nearly perfect replica of the real observed object. 
C)  relationship between perception and object is inconsequential, so long as mechanical action is initiated. 
D)  conscious perception is an inverted, double copy of the observed object.

Which of the following is NOT part of Leibniz's definition of monads?

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher. -Locke

Match the achievement with the philosopher. -Locke

Describe Leibniz's theory of monads and its components.

Descartes believed that concepts such as "unity," "infinity," or "perfection," which cannot be represented by single sensory impressions,were which of the following?

For Locke,the largest amount of human knowledge was of which type?

Descartes believed that animals were

Locke's version of the Social Contract Theory differed from that of his predecessor Hobbes in which way?

Match the definition with the philosophical term. -necessary truths

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -sensations

Descartes hypothesized that the state of __________ occurs when the brain is relatively emptied of animal spirits,so that its nerve fibers are slack and only infrequently capable of transmitting stimulation.

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated. -social contract

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it,

Locke's and Leibniz's careers were alike in that both of them were

Describe the different kinds of knowledge outlined by Locke.

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated. -British associationism

Match the publication with its author. -Descartes

According to Galileo,the characteristics of material particles-shape,quantity,and motion-were called

Match the publication with its author. -Leibniz

According to Descartes's theory of visual perception,the

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Exam 3: Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

Which of the following is NOT part of Leibniz's definition of monads?

Match the analogy,model,or metaphor with the philosopher. -Locke

Match the achievement with the philosopher. -Locke

Describe Leibniz's theory of monads and its components.

Descartes believed that concepts such as "unity," "infinity," or "perfection," which cannot be represented by single sensory impressions,were which of the following?

For Locke,the largest amount of human knowledge was of which type?

Descartes believed that animals were

Locke's version of the Social Contract Theory differed from that of his predecessor Hobbes in which way?

Match the definition with the philosophical term. -necessary truths

Match the description with the appropriate element of Locke's philosophy. -sensations

Descartes hypothesized that the state of __________ occurs when the brain is relatively emptied of animal spirits,so that its nerve fibers are slack and only infrequently capable of transmitting stimulation.

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated. -social contract

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it,

Locke's and Leibniz's careers were alike in that both of them were

Describe the different kinds of knowledge outlined by Locke.

Match the philosopher with the term with which he is associated. -British associationism

Match the publication with its author. -Descartes

According to Galileo,the characteristics of material particles-shape,quantity,and motion-were called

Match the publication with its author. -Leibniz

According to Descartes's theory of visual perception,the

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

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