Exam 3: Ancient Psychological Thought

In ancient Egypt, the _______ was viewed as the seat of cognitive activity.

Socrates believed that knowledge is more likely to be achieved through

An early theory of sensation and perception, in which all objects shed images of themselves that interact with our sensory systems, was advanced by

In Babylonia, phenomena were often explained in terms of

Wheras ________ argued that movement is an illusion, _______ advanced the notion that constancy is an illusion.

____________ was the founder of atomic theory.

Anaximander's term apeiron means

_________ theorized that two principles, love and strife, interact with the four basic elements (earth, wind, fire, water) and thus play a role in health.

Aristotle's position on the relationship between soul and body is best described by the term

______ and ______ were among the first to emphasize psychological forces in the development of mental disorders.

Women in ________ enjoyed far greater social status than in most ancient cultures.

Which of the following is not a contribution from Socrates or Plato concerning mental disorders?

Plato believed that _________ can result in only appearance and opinion while _______ is the only way to knowledge.

In India in the fourth millennium BCE the suggested way to acquire knowledge was via

According to Aristotle, humans seek pleasure and happiness but are often frustrated in their attempts to secure these states. Aristotle believed that ""good fortune"" plays a role in the attainment of happiness but even wihout luck we can attain a modicum of happiness by practicing goodness and by

Anaximander is often remembered as the

Which of the following best characterized Aristotle's beliefs about dreams?

__________ was one of the first to believe that the brain is involved in cognition, in accordance with his work examining the links between sensory systems and the brain.

The Greeks were interested in ___________ and ______________, the nature of the universe and the origin of the universe, respectively.

___________ believed that the four elements (fire, earth, air, and water) combined with two first principles (love and strife) He believed that harmony and balance were important to survival.