Question 1

This early empiricist was a radical environmentalist who denied hereditary influence. In his view, even genius is a product of proper education.

Accepted Answer

A) John Stuart Mill 
B) Jeremy Bentham 
C) Claude-Adrien Helvétius 
D) Alexander Bain 
A) John Stuart Mill 
B) Jeremy Bentham 
C) Claude-Adrien Helvétius 
D) Alexander Bain C

Question 2

_____ 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 iife.

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 D

Question 3

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 C

Question 4

The book entitled Some Thoughts Concerning Education marks_____ as one of the earliest pioneers in educational psychology.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

According to _______, language provides a set of symbols in part to represent needs and desires.

Accepted Answer

A) John Locke 
B) Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C) George Berkeley 
D) David Hartley 
A) John Locke 
B) Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C) George Berkeley 
D) David Hartley

Question 6

Which empiricist argued against materialism in his book, Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonius?

Accepted Answer

A) David Hume 
B) Michel de Montaigne 
C) John Locke 
D) George Berkeley 
A) David Hume 
B) Michel de Montaigne 
C) John Locke 
D) George Berkeley

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

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, sees 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, sees everything all the time 
C) objects continue to exist if we believe that they will do so 
D) all of the above

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

In the modern period, empiricism seems to begin with a deep interest in _____ but soon that interest turns to the problem of _______

Accepted Answer

A) induction . . . deduction 
B) ontology . . . epistemology 
C) epistemology . . . ontology 
D) axiology . . . epistemology 
A) induction . . . deduction 
B) ontology . . . epistemology 
C) epistemology . . . ontology 
D) axiology . . . epistemology

Question 13

The Idols of the Tribe, according to Francis Bacon, are

Accepted Answer

A) errors in knowledge based on faulty deduction 
B) errors in knowledge resulting from faulty definitions 
C) objects that are commonly worshipped 
D) inherent limitations based on weaknesses in human nature 
A) errors in knowledge based on faulty deduction 
B) errors in knowledge resulting from faulty definitions 
C) objects that are commonly worshipped 
D) inherent limitations based on weaknesses in human nature

Question 14

A politician may frame his or her position as ""liberal"" or ""conservative."" According to Francis Bacon, if one decides to endorse the politician because of the name of the label he or she applies to his or her position, one may be falling victim to

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 15

Hermann believes there are no new scientific truths that are not already set forth in a holy book written hundreds of years ago. According to Francis Bacon, Hermann may be falling victim to the

Accepted Answer

A) Idols of the Theater 
B) Idols of the Marketplace 
C) Idols of the Cave 
D) Idols of the Den 
A) Idols of the Theater 
B) Idols of the Marketplace 
C) Idols of the Cave 
D) Idols of the Den

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

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related 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 18

""To be, is to be perceived."" Such a contention is most consistent with the brand of empiricism advanced by

Accepted Answer

A) Francis Bacon 
B) John Locke 
C) George Berkeley 
D) Michel de Montaigne 
A) Francis Bacon 
B) John Locke 
C) George Berkeley 
D) Michel de Montaigne

Question 19

______ attempted to show how all intellectual activity could be derived from sensation alone.

Accepted Answer

A) John Locke 
B) Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C) George Berkeley 
D) David Hartley 
A) John Locke 
B) Etienne Bonnot de Condillac 
C) George Berkeley 
D) David Hartley

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Harriet Taylor 
B) Harriet Burrow 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Elizabeth Dixon 
A) Harriet Taylor 
B) Harriet Burrow 
C) Mary Wollstonecraft 
D) Elizabeth Dixon

This early empiricist was a radical environmentalist who denied hereditary influence. In his view, even genius is a product of proper education.

_____ 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 iife.

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

The book entitled Some Thoughts Concerning Education marks_____ as one of the earliest pioneers in educational psychology.

According to _______, language provides a set of symbols in part to represent needs and desires.

Which empiricist argued against materialism in his book, Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonius?

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

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

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

John Locke argued aggressively

In the modern period, empiricism seems to begin with a deep interest in _ but soon that interest turns to the problem of ___

The Idols of the Tribe, according to Francis Bacon, are

A politician may frame his or her position as ""liberal"" or ""conservative."" According to Francis Bacon, if one decides to endorse the politician because of the name of the label he or she applies to his or her position, one may be falling victim to

Hermann believes there are no new scientific truths that are not already set forth in a holy book written hundreds of years ago. According to Francis Bacon, Hermann may be falling victim to the

The term empiricism is roughly equivalent to the English term

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related to the problem of

""To be, is to be perceived."" Such a contention is most consistent with the brand of empiricism advanced by

______ attempted to show how all intellectual activity could be derived from sensation alone.

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

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This early empiricist was a radical environmentalist who denied hereditary influence. In his view, even genius is a product of proper education.

_____ 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 iife.

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

The book entitled Some Thoughts Concerning Education marks_____ as one of the earliest pioneers in educational psychology.

According to _______, language provides a set of symbols in part to represent needs and desires.

Which empiricist argued against materialism in his book, Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonius?

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

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

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

John Locke argued aggressively

In the modern period, empiricism seems to begin with a deep interest in _____ but soon that interest turns to the problem of _______

The Idols of the Tribe, according to Francis Bacon, are

A politician may frame his or her position as ""liberal"" or ""conservative."" According to Francis Bacon, if one decides to endorse the politician because of the name of the label he or she applies to his or her position, one may be falling victim to

Hermann believes there are no new scientific truths that are not already set forth in a holy book written hundreds of years ago. According to Francis Bacon, Hermann may be falling victim to the

The term empiricism is roughly equivalent to the English term

Most of Locke's philosophical interests related to the problem of

""To be, is to be perceived."" Such a contention is most consistent with the brand of empiricism advanced by

______ attempted to show how all intellectual activity could be derived from sensation alone.

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

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

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

Humanistic Psychologies

Beyond the Systems of Psychology

Prospects for the Twenty-First Century

Filters

In the modern period, empiricism seems to begin with a deep interest in _ but soon that interest turns to the problem of ___