Question 1

In his classic Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision, Berkeley hoped to

Accepted Answer

A) provide support for Descartes's contention that there are geometric principles that we know innately and that contribute to depth perception 
B) advance a new theory of color vision based on three primary colors 
C) demonstrate similarities between vision and audition 
D) clearly demonstrate the role of experience in depth perception 
A) provide support for Descartes's contention that there are geometric principles that we know innately and that contribute to depth perception 
B) advance a new theory of color vision based on three primary colors 
C) demonstrate similarities between vision and audition 
D) clearly demonstrate the role of experience in depth perception

Question 2

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

Question 3

According to the doctrine of psychological hedonism, human beings seek

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge above all things 
B) homeostatic equilibrium above all things 
C) to gain pleasure and avoid pain 
D) sensory pleasure above all other types 
A) knowledge above all things 
B) homeostatic equilibrium above all things 
C) to gain pleasure and avoid pain 
D) sensory pleasure above all other types

Question 4

Solidity and shape might properly be regarded as _______ whereas color and taste are better regarded as _______.

Accepted Answer

A) secondary qualities . . . primary qualities 
B) primary qualities . . . secondary qualities 
C) categorical imperatives . . . subjective qualities 
D) subjective qualities . . . categorical imperatives 
A) secondary qualities . . . primary qualities 
B) primary qualities . . . secondary qualities 
C) categorical imperatives . . . subjective qualities 
D) subjective qualities . . . categorical imperatives

Question 5

The first psychological journal Mind was founded by a philosopher who had 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 6

Bacon believed that

Accepted Answer

A) most psychological topics could not be treated scientifically 
B) the senses could be explored scientifically but other topics such as emotions and memory could not be treated scientifically 
C) society should support a great range of empirical studies on psychological subjects 
D) most psychological topics should be approached deductively 
A) most psychological topics could not be treated scientifically 
B) the senses could be explored scientifically but other topics such as emotions and memory could not be treated scientifically 
C) society should support a great range of empirical studies on psychological subjects 
D) most psychological topics should be approached deductively

Question 7

James Mill created a conception of mind based on

Accepted Answer

A) mechanics 
B) hedonism 
C) rationalism 
D) chemistry 
A) mechanics 
B) hedonism 
C) rationalism 
D) chemistry

Question 8

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 9

Which of the following would be most consistent with David Hume's position on the question of personal identity?

Accepted Answer

A) we have a sense of personal identity because there is a substantive self 
B) the sense of personal identity is based on objective causality 
C) we may exaggerate the continuity of the self 
D) Hume did not address the problem of personal identity 
A) we have a sense of personal identity because there is a substantive self 
B) the sense of personal identity is based on objective causality 
C) we may exaggerate the continuity of the self 
D) Hume did not address the problem of personal identity

Question 10

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 11

According to the text, ______ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusion, provided 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 12

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) 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) 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 13

Empiricism advocated for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) nativism 
B) a posteriori knowledge 
C) a passive mind 
D) induction 
A) nativism 
B) a posteriori knowledge 
C) a passive mind 
D) induction

Question 14

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 15

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes follow strongly preferrred theories or prejudices. He referred to excessive reliance on a favored explanatory mode as

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 16

_______ 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 17

The belief that the instrinsic nature of men is qualitatively different from the intrinsic nature of women is

Accepted Answer

A) psychophysical parallelism 
B) mechanism 
C) psychological hedonism 
D) essentialism 
A) psychophysical parallelism 
B) mechanism 
C) psychological hedonism 
D) essentialism

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

""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 20

The person commonly regarded as the founder of modern associationism was also concerned with the problems of motivation and the physiological basis of associations. He was

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

In his classic Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision, Berkeley hoped to

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

According to the doctrine of psychological hedonism, human beings seek

Solidity and shape might properly be regarded as _ whereas color and taste are better regarded as _.

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

Bacon believed that

James Mill created a conception of mind based on

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

Which of the following would be most consistent with David Hume's position on the question of personal identity?

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

According to the text, ______ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusion, provided 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

Empiricism advocated for all of the following EXCEPT

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

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes follow strongly preferrred theories or prejudices. He referred to excessive reliance on a favored explanatory mode as

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

The belief that the instrinsic nature of men is qualitatively different from the intrinsic nature of women is

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

""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

The person commonly regarded as the founder of modern associationism was also concerned with the problems of motivation and the physiological basis of associations. He 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

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Exam 6: Empiricism, Associationism, and Utilitarianism

In his classic Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision, Berkeley hoped to

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

According to the doctrine of psychological hedonism, human beings seek

Solidity and shape might properly be regarded as _______ whereas color and taste are better regarded as _______.

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

Bacon believed that

James Mill created a conception of mind based on

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

Which of the following would be most consistent with David Hume's position on the question of personal identity?

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

According to the text, ______ demonstrated that empiricism, when driven to its ultimate conclusion, provided 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

Empiricism advocated for all of the following EXCEPT

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

According to Bacon, human beings sometimes follow strongly preferrred theories or prejudices. He referred to excessive reliance on a favored explanatory mode as

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

The belief that the instrinsic nature of men is qualitatively different from the intrinsic nature of women is

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

""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

The person commonly regarded as the founder of modern associationism was also concerned with the problems of motivation and the physiological basis of associations. He 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

Solidity and shape might properly be regarded as _ whereas color and taste are better regarded as _.