Question 1

In the "Treatise of Man," Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  reason. 
B)  dreaming. 
C)  sensation. 
D)  both a and b 
A)  reason. 
B)  dreaming. 
C)  sensation. 
D)  both a and b A

Question 2

According to Descartes' "Treatise of Light" the entire physical universe is made up of:

Accepted Answer

A)  fire, air, water, and earth. 
B)  invisible particles of "heat," invisible particles of "light," and visible particles of material "earth." 
C)  material particles separated by void. 
D)  several kinds of elementary atoms which should combine to form an almost infinite variety of different compounds. 
A)  fire, air, water, and earth. 
B)  invisible particles of "heat," invisible particles of "light," and visible particles of material "earth." 
C)  material particles separated by void. 
D)  several kinds of elementary atoms which should combine to form an almost infinite variety of different compounds. B

Question 3

Descartes believed that the passions were:

Accepted Answer

A)  the conscious experiences of the body's emotions. 
B)  the unconscious experience of the body's emotions. 
C)  the consciousness of separation between the mind and body. 
D)  the body's unconscious reaction to emotions before they became conscious. 
A)  the conscious experiences of the body's emotions. 
B)  the unconscious experience of the body's emotions. 
C)  the consciousness of separation between the mind and body. 
D)  the body's unconscious reaction to emotions before they became conscious. A

Question 4

According to Descartes's theory of light,the speed of light was:

Accepted Answer

A)  infinite. 
B)  equal to the speed of sound. 
C)  finite but immeasurable. 
D)  equal to the speed of the earth's rotation about the sun. 
A)  infinite. 
B)  equal to the speed of sound. 
C)  finite but immeasurable. 
D)  equal to the speed of the earth's rotation about the sun.

Question 5

Descartes believed that the best intellectual products:

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A)  emerge from group discussion and collaboration. 
B)  follow from careful study of the classics. 
C)  had been produced by the ancient Greeks. 
D)  were the work of individual minds thinking in relative isolation. 
A)  emerge from group discussion and collaboration. 
B)  follow from careful study of the classics. 
C)  had been produced by the ancient Greeks. 
D)  were the work of individual minds thinking in relative isolation.

Question 6

In seeing the body as activated both by external stimuli from the outside world,and by emotional factors originating in the body,Descartes anticipated an important aspect of modern:

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic psychology, such as psychoanalysis. 
B)  behavioristic psychology. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  neuropsychology. 
A)  dynamic psychology, such as psychoanalysis. 
B)  behavioristic psychology. 
C)  Gestalt psychology. 
D)  neuropsychology.

Question 7

Descartes' mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  analytic geometry. 
B)  Cartesian analysis. 
C)  differential calculus. 
D)  dioptric. 
A)  analytic geometry. 
B)  Cartesian analysis. 
C)  differential calculus. 
D)  dioptric.

Question 8

Galileo defined secondary qualities as:

Accepted Answer

A)  qualities that do not reside inherently in matter, but arise only after the primary qualities impinge on the human senses. 
B)  qualities that reside inherently in matter, such as shape, quantity, and motion. 
C)  qualities that were the two properties of physical phenomena that could not be further analyzed or doubted. 
D)  qualities that are inherently innate. 
A)  qualities that do not reside inherently in matter, but arise only after the primary qualities impinge on the human senses. 
B)  qualities that reside inherently in matter, such as shape, quantity, and motion. 
C)  qualities that were the two properties of physical phenomena that could not be further analyzed or doubted. 
D)  qualities that are inherently innate.

Question 9

According to Galileo,the qualities of matter,shape,quantity,and motion were called:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  innate qualities. 
D)  rational qualities. 
A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  innate qualities. 
D)  rational qualities.

Question 10

Which of the following labels are appropriate for Descartes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dualist 
B)  Nativist 
C)  Rationalist 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  Dualist 
B)  Nativist 
C)  Rationalist 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

Since Descartes' time,research has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A)  his theory of the body's mechanism was prophetically right in most respects. 
B)  his mechanistic theories were almost completely nonsense. 
C)  his theory of bodily mechanism was wrong in details, but highly productive in its general implications. 
D)  the body and mind do interact in the middle of the brain. 
A)  his theory of the body's mechanism was prophetically right in most respects. 
B)  his mechanistic theories were almost completely nonsense. 
C)  his theory of bodily mechanism was wrong in details, but highly productive in its general implications. 
D)  the body and mind do interact in the middle of the brain.

Question 12

According to scholastic philosophy,the explanatory principle accounting for the highest mental functioning in humans was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  interaction of the humors. 
B)  animal soul. 
C)  rational soul. 
D)  "unmoved mover." 
A)  interaction of the humors. 
B)  animal soul. 
C)  rational soul. 
D)  "unmoved mover."

Question 13

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it:

Accepted Answer

A)  it causes all the nerves in the brain to be more open to the passage of animal spirits. 
B)  the soul becomes conscious of a passion. 
C)  the soul becomes conscious of an innate idea. 
D)  the body is immediately set into motion. 
A)  it causes all the nerves in the brain to be more open to the passage of animal spirits. 
B)  the soul becomes conscious of a passion. 
C)  the soul becomes conscious of an innate idea. 
D)  the body is immediately set into motion.

Question 14

The first rule of Descartes' method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to doubt everything. 
B)  to keep precise records of all observations. 
C)  to systematically manipulate one variable at a time. 
D)  to proceed deductively by syllogistic reasoning. 
A)  to doubt everything. 
B)  to keep precise records of all observations. 
C)  to systematically manipulate one variable at a time. 
D)  to proceed deductively by syllogistic reasoning.

Question 15

The hydraulically-operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the mythological scenes they represented directed his attention toward important psychological problems. 
B)  they suggested the idea that animal bodies could be understood mechanistically as automata. 
C)  they inspired him to construct some experimental hydraulic models of his own. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the mythological scenes they represented directed his attention toward important psychological problems. 
B)  they suggested the idea that animal bodies could be understood mechanistically as automata. 
C)  they inspired him to construct some experimental hydraulic models of his own. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Descartes believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the body usually dominates the mind. 
B)  the mind usually dominates the body. 
C)  the body really is the mind. 
D)  the body and mind interact and mutually influence each other, with neither always dominating. 
A)  the body usually dominates the mind. 
B)  the mind usually dominates the body. 
C)  the body really is the mind. 
D)  the body and mind interact and mutually influence each other, with neither always dominating.

Question 17

The only "simple natures" Descartes discerned when he applied his method to the analysis of the physical world were the concepts of:

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects and objects. 
B)  sensations and perceptions. 
C)  minds and bodies. 
D)  extension and motion. 
A)  subjects and objects. 
B)  sensations and perceptions. 
C)  minds and bodies. 
D)  extension and motion.

Question 18

In Descartes' theory of the reflex mechanism,stimuli are transmitted to the brain by means of ______________,and responses are initiated by________________________:

Accepted Answer

A)  columns of "light" particles; the dispersion of heat to the proper muscle 
B)  hydraulic pressure in a sensory nerve; hydraulic pressure in a motor nerve 
C)  tugs and pulls on filaments through nerves; the flow of fluids through the nerves and into the muscles 
D)  hydraulic pressure in the fluid within the nerve; tugs on the filaments within the nerves, connected to the muscles 
A)  columns of "light" particles; the dispersion of heat to the proper muscle 
B)  hydraulic pressure in a sensory nerve; hydraulic pressure in a motor nerve 
C)  tugs and pulls on filaments through nerves; the flow of fluids through the nerves and into the muscles 
D)  hydraulic pressure in the fluid within the nerve; tugs on the filaments within the nerves, connected to the muscles

Question 19

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  trustworthiness of his senses. 
B)  immortality of his soul. 
C)  reality of his rational mind. 
D)  existence of the material world. 
A)  trustworthiness of his senses. 
B)  immortality of his soul. 
C)  reality of his rational mind. 
D)  existence of the material world.

Question 20

Descartes' Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marin Mersenne. 
B)  Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia. 
C)  Galileo. 
D)  William Harvey. 
A)  Marin Mersenne. 
B)  Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia. 
C)  Galileo. 
D)  William Harvey.

In the "Treatise of Man," Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions,except:

According to Descartes' "Treatise of Light" the entire physical universe is made up of:

Descartes believed that the passions were:

According to Descartes's theory of light,the speed of light was:

Descartes believed that the best intellectual products:

In seeing the body as activated both by external stimuli from the outside world,and by emotional factors originating in the body,Descartes anticipated an important aspect of modern:

Descartes' mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called:

Galileo defined secondary qualities as:

According to Galileo,the qualities of matter,shape,quantity,and motion were called:

Which of the following labels are appropriate for Descartes?

Since Descartes' time,research has shown that:

According to scholastic philosophy,the explanatory principle accounting for the highest mental functioning in humans was the:

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it:

The first rule of Descartes' method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was:

The hydraulically-operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because:

Descartes believed that:

The only "simple natures" Descartes discerned when he applied his method to the analysis of the physical world were the concepts of:

In Descartes' theory of the reflex mechanism,stimuli are transmitted to the brain by means of ,and responses are initiated by__________:

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the:

Descartes' Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with:

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American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

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Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

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In the "Treatise of Man," Descartes provided mechanistic explanations for all the following functions,except:

According to Descartes' "Treatise of Light" the entire physical universe is made up of:

Descartes believed that the passions were:

According to Descartes's theory of light,the speed of light was:

Descartes believed that the best intellectual products:

In seeing the body as activated both by external stimuli from the outside world,and by emotional factors originating in the body,Descartes anticipated an important aspect of modern:

Descartes' mathematical invention,which integrated algebra and geometry,is called:

Galileo defined secondary qualities as:

According to Galileo,the qualities of matter,shape,quantity,and motion were called:

Which of the following labels are appropriate for Descartes?

Since Descartes' time,research has shown that:

According to scholastic philosophy,the explanatory principle accounting for the highest mental functioning in humans was the:

Descartes hypothesized that when the pineal gland is moved by eddies and currents in the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds it:

The first rule of Descartes' method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was:

The hydraulically-operated mechanical statues at St.Germain were important to Descartes because:

Descartes believed that:

The only "simple natures" Descartes discerned when he applied his method to the analysis of the physical world were the concepts of:

In Descartes' theory of the reflex mechanism,stimuli are transmitted to the brain by means of ______________,and responses are initiated by________________________:

When Descartes found he could doubt everything except the reality of his doubting itself,he gained immediate reassurance of the:

Descartes' Treatise on the Passions of the Soul (1649)was highly influenced by his correspondence with:

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes,Locke,and Leibniz

Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov,Watson,and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets "Personality": Allport,Maslow,and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet,Piaget,and the Study of Intelligence

Minds,Machines,and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

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In Descartes' theory of the reflex mechanism,stimuli are transmitted to the brain by means of ,and responses are initiated by__________: