Question 1

The hydraulically operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because

Accepted Answer

A)  the mythological scenes they represented directed his attention toward important psychological problems. 
B)  they suggested the idea that animal bodies could be understood mechanistically as automata. 
C)  they inspired him to construct some experimental hydraulic models of his own. 
D)  they suggested the idea that blood constantly circulates through the body. 
A)  the mythological scenes they represented directed his attention toward important psychological problems. 
B)  they suggested the idea that animal bodies could be understood mechanistically as automata. 
C)  they inspired him to construct some experimental hydraulic models of his own. 
D)  they suggested the idea that blood constantly circulates through the body.

Question 2

Which of the following is least consistent with Leibniz's conception of the universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is composed of material particles in motion and their interaction with each other. 
B)  It is a hierarchically organized organic entity. 
C)  Its major features include continuity and change. 
D)  It was partly inspired by a view through a microscope. 
A)  It is composed of material particles in motion and their interaction with each other. 
B)  It is a hierarchically organized organic entity. 
C)  Its major features include continuity and change. 
D)  It was partly inspired by a view through a microscope.

Question 3

Leibniz proposed all of the following features of "minute perceptions" EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  they are characteristic of bare monads. 
B)  they can be responsible for unconscious motivational effects. 
C)  they are experienced only by animals and humans. 
D)  when aggregated in large numbers, they can become conscious. 
A)  they are characteristic of bare monads. 
B)  they can be responsible for unconscious motivational effects. 
C)  they are experienced only by animals and humans. 
D)  when aggregated in large numbers, they can become conscious.

Question 4

Match the definition with the philosophical term.
-simple natures

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 5

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

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 6

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the

Accepted Answer

A)  trustworthiness of his senses. 
B)  immortality of his soul. 
C)  reality of his rational mind. 
D)  existence of the material world. 
A)  trustworthiness of his senses. 
B)  immortality of his soul. 
C)  reality of his rational mind. 
D)  existence of the material world.

Question 7

Leibniz met and was impressed by the philosopher__________,whose pantheism held that__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hume; God is an independent being that controls the universe 
B)  Spinoza; God is the entire universe 
C)  Hume; there is no God 
D)  Spinoza; there are many Gods 
A)  Hume; God is an independent being that controls the universe 
B)  Spinoza; God is the entire universe 
C)  Hume; there is no God 
D)  Spinoza; there are many Gods

Question 8

Descartes believed that the passions were the

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious experiences of the body's emotions. 
B)  unconscious experience of the body's emotions. 
C)  consciousness of a separation between the mind and body. 
D)  body's unconscious reaction to emotions before they became conscious. 
A)  conscious experiences of the body's emotions. 
B)  unconscious experience of the body's emotions. 
C)  consciousness of a separation between the mind and body. 
D)  body's unconscious reaction to emotions before they became conscious.

Question 9

Galileo defined secondary qualities as

Accepted Answer

A)  qualities that do not reside inherently in matter but arise only after the primary qualities impinge on the human senses. 
B)  qualities that reside inherently in matter, such as shape, quantity, and motion. 
C)  the only two properties of physical phenomena that could not be further analyzed or doubted. 
D)  qualities that are inherently innate. 
A)  qualities that do not reside inherently in matter but arise only after the primary qualities impinge on the human senses. 
B)  qualities that reside inherently in matter, such as shape, quantity, and motion. 
C)  the only two properties of physical phenomena that could not be further analyzed or doubted. 
D)  qualities that are inherently innate.

Question 10

According to Descartes's physics,the entire physical universe is made up of

Accepted Answer

A)  fire, air, water, and earth. 
B)  invisible particles of "fire," invisible particles of "air," and visible particles of material "earth." 
C)  material particles separated by void. 
D)  several kinds of elementary atoms that could combine to form an almost infinite variety of different compounds. 
A)  fire, air, water, and earth. 
B)  invisible particles of "fire," invisible particles of "air," and visible particles of material "earth." 
C)  material particles separated by void. 
D)  several kinds of elementary atoms that could combine to form an almost infinite variety of different compounds.

Question 11

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy.
-animal spirits

Accepted Answer

A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted 
A) clear yellowish fluid that fills the brain cavities 
B) conscious awareness of one's emotions 
C) ideas that derive from the nature of the thinking soul itself 
D) properties of physical phenomena that could not be analyzed or doubted

The hydraulically operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because

Which of the following is least consistent with Leibniz's conception of the universe?

Leibniz proposed all of the following features of "minute perceptions" EXCEPT

Match the definition with the philosophical term. -simple natures

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

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the

Leibniz met and was impressed by the philosopher,whose pantheism held that.

Descartes believed that the passions were the

Galileo defined secondary qualities as

According to Descartes's physics,the entire physical universe is made up of

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -animal spirits

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

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

Filters

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

The hydraulically operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because

Which of the following is least consistent with Leibniz's conception of the universe?

Leibniz proposed all of the following features of "minute perceptions" EXCEPT

Match the definition with the philosophical term. -simple natures

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

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the

Leibniz met and was impressed by the philosopher__________,whose pantheism held that__________.

Descartes believed that the passions were the

Galileo defined secondary qualities as

According to Descartes's physics,the entire physical universe is made up of

Match the description with the appropriate element of Descartes's philosophy. -animal spirits

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

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

Filters

Leibniz met and was impressed by the philosopher,whose pantheism held that.