Question 1

How did Berkeley account for the consistency of our perceptions (e.g., your house is always where you left it)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Material objects exist whether we perceive them or not. 
B)  God, the ultimate perceiver, and see everything all the time. 
C)  Objects continue to exist if we believe that they will do so. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Material objects exist whether we perceive them or not. 
B)  God, the ultimate perceiver, and see everything all the time. 
C)  Objects continue to exist if we believe that they will do so. 
D)  All of the above B

Question 2

John Locke argued aggressively

Accepted Answer

A)  against innate ideas. 
B)  in favor of the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory information. 
C)  in favor of the formation of ideas through empirical association. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  against innate ideas. 
B)  in favor of the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory information. 
C)  in favor of the formation of ideas through empirical association. 
D)  all of the above. A

Question 3

According to David Hume, our sense of a personal identity is to result of

Accepted Answer

A)  imagination 
B)  rational deduction 
C)  emotional passion 
D)  a stable psyche 
A)  imagination 
B)  rational deduction 
C)  emotional passion 
D)  a stable psyche A

Question 4

Our lives are a string of unrelated events with no causal connections between them. Who would be most likely
To support this view?

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  John Locke 
C)  David Hume 
D)  George Berkeley 
A)  Francis Bacon 
B)  John Locke 
C)  David Hume 
D)  George Berkeley

Question 5

In his later years, Bacon studied science and philosophy. He was primarily interested in the problems of

Accepted Answer

A)  human knowledge. 
B)  axiology. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  rationalism. 
A)  human knowledge. 
B)  axiology. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  rationalism.

Question 6

Which of the following, according to John Locke, would qualify as a secondary quality?

Accepted Answer

A)  color 
B)  taste 
C)  solidity 
D)  a and b 
A)  color 
B)  taste 
C)  solidity 
D)  a and b

Question 7

Francis Bacon placed the most value in which of the following epistemological methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  induction 
B)  deduction 
C)  Intuition 
D)  logic 
A)  induction 
B)  deduction 
C)  Intuition 
D)  logic

Question 8

_____ is a central figure in the history of psychology because he, more than any other empiricist, focused
Attention on the role of emotions in human intellectual life.

Accepted Answer

A)  George Berkeley 
B)  John Locke 
C)  James Mill 
D)  David Hume 
A)  George Berkeley 
B)  John Locke 
C)  James Mill 
D)  David Hume

Question 9

According to the text, _____ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusions, provides a
Sandy foundation for the new sciences.

Accepted Answer

A)  David Hume 
B)  John Locke 
C)  George Berkeley 
D)  Francis Bacon 
A)  David Hume 
B)  John Locke 
C)  George Berkeley 
D)  Francis Bacon

Question 10

John Stuart Mill argues that many sciences including meteorology must couch their results in terms of
Probabilities. With respect to psychology, he believed

Accepted Answer

A)  that there could be a basic psychology, but not an applied psychology. 
B)  there could be both a basic and an applied psychology. 
C)  we could make probabilistic statements, but they would not be sufficiently exact to be helpful. 
D)  it could really never be a science. 
A)  that there could be a basic psychology, but not an applied psychology. 
B)  there could be both a basic and an applied psychology. 
C)  we could make probabilistic statements, but they would not be sufficiently exact to be helpful. 
D)  it could really never be a science.

Question 11

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes rely too much on authority. He referred to excessive reliance
On authority as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Idols of the theater. 
B)  Idols of the marketplace. 
C)  Idols of the cave. 
D)  Idols of the tribe. 
A)  Idols of the theater. 
B)  Idols of the marketplace. 
C)  Idols of the cave. 
D)  Idols of the tribe.

Question 12

An active advocate for the rights of women and the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women was

Accepted Answer

A)  Harriet Taylor. 
B)  Harriet Burrow. 
C)  Mary Wollstoncraft. 
D)  Elizabeth Dixon. 
A)  Harriet Taylor. 
B)  Harriet Burrow. 
C)  Mary Wollstoncraft. 
D)  Elizabeth Dixon.

Question 13

"Nothing is in the intellect that was not previously in the senses." This statement sets forth the essential theme
Of the so-called "white paper" doctrine of

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke. 
B)  George Berkeley. 
C)  David Hartley. 
D)  Jeremy Bentham. 
A)  John Locke. 
B)  George Berkeley. 
C)  David Hartley. 
D)  Jeremy Bentham.

Question 14

_____ provided a physiological view of associationism, arguing that connections between stimuli can be triggered through vibrations carried through nerves

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeremy Bentham. 
B)  David Hartley. 
C)  James Mill. 
D)  John Stuart Mill. 
A)  Jeremy Bentham. 
B)  David Hartley. 
C)  James Mill. 
D)  John Stuart Mill.

Question 15

The first psychological journal Mind was founded by a philosopher who has great influence on many early
Psychologists. He was

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeremy Bentham. 
B)  John Stuart Mill. 
C)  James Mill. 
D)  Alexander Bain. 
A)  Jeremy Bentham. 
B)  John Stuart Mill. 
C)  James Mill. 
D)  Alexander Bain.

Question 16

The term empiricism is roughly equivalent to the English term

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge. 
B)  experience. 
C)  observation. 
D)  experiment. 
A)  knowledge. 
B)  experience. 
C)  observation. 
D)  experiment.

Question 17

Qualities presumed to reside in, or inhere in an object, are called________ qualities.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  material 
C)  secondary 
D)  tertiary 
A)  primary 
B)  material 
C)  secondary 
D)  tertiary

Question 18

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related in one way or another to the problem of

Accepted Answer

A)  ontology. 
B)  theology. 
C)  epistemology. 
D)  free will and determinism. 
A)  ontology. 
B)  theology. 
C)  epistemology. 
D)  free will and determinism.

Question 19

"The principle which regulates the existing social relations between the sexes--the legal subordination of one sex
To the other--is wrong in itself, and now one of the chief hindrances to human improvement." Such a statement
Came from __________ who was probably influenced with respect to his feminist perspectives by
___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  John Stuart Mill . . . his father, James Mill 
B)  John Stuart Mill . . . his wife, Harriet Taylor 
C)  James Mill . . . his wife, Harriet Burrow 
D)  James Mill . . his mother, Isabel Fenton 
A)  John Stuart Mill . . . his father, James Mill 
B)  John Stuart Mill . . . his wife, Harriet Taylor 
C)  James Mill . . . his wife, Harriet Burrow 
D)  James Mill . . his mother, Isabel Fenton

Question 20

According to Berkeley, the distinction between primary qualities and secondary qualities is

Accepted Answer

A)  basically untenable because all qualities must be experienced. 
B)  the clearest distinction in all philosophy. 
C)  to be resolved by reducing all qualities to primary qualities. 
D)  unimportant. 
A)  basically untenable because all qualities must be experienced. 
B)  the clearest distinction in all philosophy. 
C)  to be resolved by reducing all qualities to primary qualities. 
D)  unimportant.

How did Berkeley account for the consistency of our perceptions (e.g., your house is always where you left it)?

John Locke argued aggressively

According to David Hume, our sense of a personal identity is to result of

Our lives are a string of unrelated events with no causal connections between them. Who would be most likely To support this view?

In his later years, Bacon studied science and philosophy. He was primarily interested in the problems of

Which of the following, according to John Locke, would qualify as a secondary quality?

Francis Bacon placed the most value in which of the following epistemological methods?

_____ is a central figure in the history of psychology because he, more than any other empiricist, focused Attention on the role of emotions in human intellectual life.

According to the text, _____ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusions, provides a Sandy foundation for the new sciences.

John Stuart Mill argues that many sciences including meteorology must couch their results in terms of Probabilities. With respect to psychology, he believed

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes rely too much on authority. He referred to excessive reliance On authority as the

An active advocate for the rights of women and the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women was

"Nothing is in the intellect that was not previously in the senses." This statement sets forth the essential theme Of the so-called "white paper" doctrine of

_____ provided a physiological view of associationism, arguing that connections between stimuli can be triggered through vibrations carried through nerves

The first psychological journal Mind was founded by a philosopher who has great influence on many early Psychologists. He was

The term empiricism is roughly equivalent to the English term

Qualities presumed to reside in, or inhere in an object, are called________ qualities.

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related in one way or another to the problem of

According to Berkeley, the distinction between primary qualities and secondary qualities is

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How did Berkeley account for the consistency of our perceptions (e.g., your house is always where you left it)?

John Locke argued aggressively

According to David Hume, our sense of a personal identity is to result of

Our lives are a string of unrelated events with no causal connections between them. Who would be most likely To support this view?

In his later years, Bacon studied science and philosophy. He was primarily interested in the problems of

Which of the following, according to John Locke, would qualify as a secondary quality?

Francis Bacon placed the most value in which of the following epistemological methods?

_____ is a central figure in the history of psychology because he, more than any other empiricist, focused Attention on the role of emotions in human intellectual life.

According to the text, _____ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusions, provides a Sandy foundation for the new sciences.

John Stuart Mill argues that many sciences including meteorology must couch their results in terms of Probabilities. With respect to psychology, he believed

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes rely too much on authority. He referred to excessive reliance On authority as the

An active advocate for the rights of women and the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women was

"Nothing is in the intellect that was not previously in the senses." This statement sets forth the essential theme Of the so-called "white paper" doctrine of

_____ provided a physiological view of associationism, arguing that connections between stimuli can be triggered through vibrations carried through nerves

The first psychological journal Mind was founded by a philosopher who has great influence on many early Psychologists. He was

The term empiricism is roughly equivalent to the English term

Qualities presumed to reside in, or inhere in an object, are called________ qualities.

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related in one way or another to the problem of

According to Berkeley, the distinction between primary qualities and secondary qualities is

Critical Issues in Historical Studies

Philosophical Issues

Ancient Psychological Thought

The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

The Renaissance

Rationalism

Mechanization and Quantification

Naturalism and Humanitarian Reform

Psychophysics and the Formal Founding of Psychology

Developments After the Founding

Functionalism

Behaviorism

Other Behavioral Psychologies

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychologies

The Rise of Contemporary Psychology

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