Question 1

Comte would argue that because God perceives the world,objects in it remain constant.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which British empiricist championed women's rights and condemned the unequal status of women?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​David Hartley 
B) John Stuart Mill 
C) ​James Mill 
D) David Hume 
E) John Locke 
A) ​David Hartley 
B) John Stuart Mill 
C) ​James Mill 
D) David Hume 
E) John Locke B

Question 3

Which of the following slogans could be attributed to Berkeley?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​I think,therefore I am. 
B) To think is to perceive. 
C) ​To be is to perceive. 
D) Whatever exists must have a cause of existence. 
E) Go west,young man. 
A) ​I think,therefore I am. 
B) To think is to perceive. 
C) ​To be is to perceive. 
D) Whatever exists must have a cause of existence. 
E) Go west,young man. C

Question 4

Locke's ____ marks the formal beginning of British empiricism.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 
C) ​An Essay Toward a New Theory of Vision 
D) A Treatise of Human Nature 
E) Observations on Man,His Frame,His Duty,and His Expectations 
A) ​An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 
B) A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 
C) ​An Essay Toward a New Theory of Vision 
D) A Treatise of Human Nature 
E) Observations on Man,His Frame,His Duty,and His Expectations

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes Descartes' dualistic theory of human nature?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The mind directs all the activities of the body. 
B) The body directly controls the activities of the mind. 
C) ​The brain contains derived ideas;the mind contains innate ideas. 
D) The mind and body mutually influence each other's actions. 
E) None of the choices are correct. 
A) ​The mind directs all the activities of the body. 
B) The body directly controls the activities of the mind. 
C) ​The brain contains derived ideas;the mind contains innate ideas. 
D) The mind and body mutually influence each other's actions. 
E) None of the choices are correct.

Question 6

James Mill demonstrated a radical perspective because he believed that the mind is a(n)___.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​crucible 
B) machine 
C) ​association 
D) calculator 
E) tool 
A) ​crucible 
B) machine 
C) ​association 
D) calculator 
E) tool

Question 7

What position did Locke take on the origin of ideas?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Some innate ideas exist,such as self,God,and time. 
B) The only acquired ideas are verbal ideas;all other ideas are innate. 
C) ​​Innate ideas don't change;derived ideas are malleable. 
D) All ideas are innate;experience just makes us aware of their presence. 
E) All ideas are acquired from experience;no ideas are innate. 
A) ​Some innate ideas exist,such as self,God,and time. 
B) The only acquired ideas are verbal ideas;all other ideas are innate. 
C) ​​Innate ideas don't change;derived ideas are malleable. 
D) All ideas are innate;experience just makes us aware of their presence. 
E) All ideas are acquired from experience;no ideas are innate.

Question 8

The idea of a house is an example of Descartes' notion of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​innate ideas 
B) undulatio reflexa 
C) ​derived ideas 
D) simple ideas 
E) complex ideas 
A) ​innate ideas 
B) undulatio reflexa 
C) ​derived ideas 
D) simple ideas 
E) complex ideas

Question 9

Descartes posited that the mind-body interaction occurred in the ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​heart 
B) brain as a whole 
C) ​pineal body 
D) frontal lobes 
E) corpus callosum 
A) ​heart 
B) brain as a whole 
C) ​pineal body 
D) frontal lobes 
E) corpus callosum

Question 10

Comte's main contribution to psychology was the doctrine of materialism.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Descartes was significant to psychology as a science because he helped liberate ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​science from the stranglehold of theology 
B) science from the grasp of philosophy 
C) ​philosophy from the clutches of theology 
D) science from the dictates of government 
E) psychology from the dictates of science 
A) ​science from the stranglehold of theology 
B) science from the grasp of philosophy 
C) ​philosophy from the clutches of theology 
D) science from the dictates of government 
E) psychology from the dictates of science

Question 12

The best-known opponents of nativism were the British empiricists.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

For Locke,ideas are the result of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reflection and sensations 
B) reasoning about sensations 
C) ​primary sensations and secondary sensations 
D) experience and cognition 
E) primary qualities and secondary qualities 
A) ​reflection and sensations 
B) reasoning about sensations 
C) ​primary sensations and secondary sensations 
D) experience and cognition 
E) primary qualities and secondary qualities

Question 14

John Locke disagreed with the doctrine of innate ideas.According to Locke,____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​innate ideas once existed in the human mind,but modern humans do not have them 
B) innate ideas only exist in the most intelligent human beings;most people do not have innate ideas 
C) ​innate ideas stay in the unconscious mind and never reach the level of consciousness 
D) the mind is a blank slate at birth;therefore,there are no innate ideas 
E) There was no disagreement between Locke and Descartes 
A) ​innate ideas once existed in the human mind,but modern humans do not have them 
B) innate ideas only exist in the most intelligent human beings;most people do not have innate ideas 
C) ​innate ideas stay in the unconscious mind and never reach the level of consciousness 
D) the mind is a blank slate at birth;therefore,there are no innate ideas 
E) There was no disagreement between Locke and Descartes

Question 15

The aspect of technology that 17th century science adopted was precise measurement.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The phenomenology of the humanistic school focuses on the individual's unique experiences as they define the person's reality.This idea is a direct descendant of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Locke's empiricism 
B) Berkeley's mentalism 
C) Hume's law of resemblance​ 
D) James Mill's mechanical associationism 
E) J.S.Mill's mental chemistry hypothesis 
A) ​Locke's empiricism 
B) Berkeley's mentalism 
C) Hume's law of resemblance​ 
D) James Mill's mechanical associationism 
E) J.S.Mill's mental chemistry hypothesis

Question 17

​John Stuart Mill's metaphor of mental chemistry came to be known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​association 
B) the law of contiguity 
C) ​classical conditioning 
D) operant conditioning 
E) creative synthesis 
A) ​association 
B) the law of contiguity 
C) ​classical conditioning 
D) operant conditioning 
E) creative synthesis

Question 18

The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reductionism 
B) materialism 
C) ​mechanism 
D) empiricism 
E) positivism 
A) ​reductionism 
B) materialism 
C) ​mechanism 
D) empiricism 
E) positivism

Question 19

Describe Descartes' views of the mind-body problem and his major contributions to the beginnings of modern science,particularly psychology.​

Accepted Answer

Descartes' views on the mind-body proble

Question 20

Under Descartes's reflex action theory,an external stimulus can bring about a(n)____ physical response.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​theoretical 
B) involuntary 
C) ​intense 
D) painful 
E) conscious 
A) ​theoretical 
B) involuntary 
C) ​intense 
D) painful 
E) conscious

Comte would argue that because God perceives the world,objects in it remain constant.

Which British empiricist championed women's rights and condemned the unequal status of women?

Which of the following slogans could be attributed to Berkeley?

Locke's ____ marks the formal beginning of British empiricism.

Which of the following statements best describes Descartes' dualistic theory of human nature?

James Mill demonstrated a radical perspective because he believed that the mind is a(n)___.

What position did Locke take on the origin of ideas?

The idea of a house is an example of Descartes' notion of ____.

Descartes posited that the mind-body interaction occurred in the ____.

Comte's main contribution to psychology was the doctrine of materialism.

Descartes was significant to psychology as a science because he helped liberate ____.

The best-known opponents of nativism were the British empiricists.

For Locke,ideas are the result of ____.

John Locke disagreed with the doctrine of innate ideas.According to Locke,____.

The aspect of technology that 17th century science adopted was precise measurement.

The phenomenology of the humanistic school focuses on the individual's unique experiences as they define the person's reality.This idea is a direct descendant of ____.

John Stuart Mill's metaphor of mental chemistry came to be known as ____.

The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry is ____.

Describe Descartes' views of the mind-body problem and his major contributions to the beginnings of modern science,particularly psychology.

Under Descartes's reflex action theory,an external stimulus can bring about a(n)____ physical response.

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

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Exam 2: Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Comte would argue that because God perceives the world,objects in it remain constant.​

Which British empiricist championed women's rights and condemned the unequal status of women?​

Which of the following slogans could be attributed to Berkeley?​

Locke's ____ marks the formal beginning of British empiricism.​

Which of the following statements best describes Descartes' dualistic theory of human nature?​

James Mill demonstrated a radical perspective because he believed that the mind is a(n)___.​

What position did Locke take on the origin of ideas?​

The idea of a house is an example of Descartes' notion of ____.​

Descartes posited that the mind-body interaction occurred in the ____.​

Comte's main contribution to psychology was the doctrine of materialism.​

Descartes was significant to psychology as a science because he helped liberate ____.​

The best-known opponents of nativism were the British empiricists.​

For Locke,ideas are the result of ____.​

John Locke disagreed with the doctrine of innate ideas.According to Locke,____.​

The aspect of technology that 17th century science adopted was precise measurement.​

The phenomenology of the humanistic school focuses on the individual's unique experiences as they define the person's reality.This idea is a direct descendant of ____.​

​John Stuart Mill's metaphor of mental chemistry came to be known as ____.

The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry is ____.​

Describe Descartes' views of the mind-body problem and his major contributions to the beginnings of modern science,particularly psychology.​

Under Descartes's reflex action theory,an external stimulus can bring about a(n)____ physical response.​

The Study of the History of Psychology.

Physiological Influences on Psychology

The New Psychology.

Structuralism

Functionalism: Antecedent Influences

Functionalism: Development and Founding

Applied Psychology: the Legacy of Functionalism

Behaviorism: Antecedent Influences.

Behaviorism: the Beginnings

Behaviorism: After the Founding.

gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis: the Beginnings.

Psychoanalysis: After the Founding.

Contemporary Developments in Psychology.

Filters

Comte would argue that because God perceives the world,objects in it remain constant.

Which British empiricist championed women's rights and condemned the unequal status of women?

Which of the following slogans could be attributed to Berkeley?

Locke's ____ marks the formal beginning of British empiricism.

Which of the following statements best describes Descartes' dualistic theory of human nature?

James Mill demonstrated a radical perspective because he believed that the mind is a(n)___.

What position did Locke take on the origin of ideas?

The idea of a house is an example of Descartes' notion of ____.

Descartes posited that the mind-body interaction occurred in the ____.

Comte's main contribution to psychology was the doctrine of materialism.

Descartes was significant to psychology as a science because he helped liberate ____.

The best-known opponents of nativism were the British empiricists.

For Locke,ideas are the result of ____.

John Locke disagreed with the doctrine of innate ideas.According to Locke,____.

The aspect of technology that 17th century science adopted was precise measurement.

The phenomenology of the humanistic school focuses on the individual's unique experiences as they define the person's reality.This idea is a direct descendant of ____.

John Stuart Mill's metaphor of mental chemistry came to be known as ____.

The doctrine that natural processes are mechanically determined and capable of explanation by the laws of physics and chemistry is ____.

Describe Descartes' views of the mind-body problem and his major contributions to the beginnings of modern science,particularly psychology.

Under Descartes's reflex action theory,an external stimulus can bring about a(n)____ physical response.