Question 1

Descartes changed the focus from the study of ____ to the study of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​conscious processes;the unconscious 
B) the unconscious;conscious processes 
C) ​the nonconscious;the unconscious 
D) the soul;the mind 
E) science;theology

Question 2

The body will respond without any internal conscious intent to some external stimulus.This fact illustrates Descartes' principle of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​undulatio reflexa 
B) Einfall 
C) ​cogito ergo sum 
D) esse est percipi 
E) spring action

Question 3

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,a sound will still occur because God is the permanent perceiver of all objects in the universe." This argument illustrates the position of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Berkeley 
B) Locke 
C) ​Hume 
D) Hartley 
E) the Mills

Question 4

The materialists argued that consciousness could be understood in accordance with the principles of physics and chemistry.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The notion of secondary qualities was proposed by Locke to explain ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the distinction between the physical world and one's experience of it 
B) the need for objectivity in psychology 
C) ​the role of positivism in the new science of psychology 
D) Descartes's dualism 
E) the difference between simple ideas and complex ideas

Question 6

In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​positivism 
B) determinism 
C) ​complex ideas 
D) materialism 
E) mechanism

Question 7

Rote learning has at its core Hartley's law of repetition.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,then the fall makes no sound.Using Locke's distinctions,this conclusion assumes that the sound is a(n)____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​primary quality 
B) secondary quality 
C) ​association 
D) simple idea​ 
E) complex idea

Question 9

Derived ideas ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​come from God 
B) are part of our genetic makeup when we are born 
C) ​arise from the direct application of an external stimulus 
D) come into being as a consequence of being socialized into society 
E) are taken from innate ideas

Question 10

Descartes theorized that we are born with knowledge of the axioms of geometry.Thus,these axioms are ____ ideas.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​innate 
B) derived 
C) ​synthetic 
D) simple 
E) complex

Question 11

The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively observable is ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​materialism 
B) empiricism 
C) ​positivism 
D) mechanism 
E) reductionism

Question 12

The idea that science should be based totally on objectively observable facts is called ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​factualism 
B) materialism 
C) ​absolutism 
D) positivism 
E) observation

Question 13

Define mechanism and describe how the idea of mechanism affected and was affected by physics,concepts of God,and the methods and findings of science.How was the concept of mechanism applied to human beings?​

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

​Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.

Accepted Answer

A) ​materialism 
B) biology 
C) ​mechanics 
D) reflexes 
E) mathematics

Question 15

Define determinism and reductionism and describe their relationship to the development of clocks and automata.Why was the mechanical clock the ideal metaphor for the spirit of mechanism?​

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The doctrine that all knowledge is a function of mental phenomena and is dependent on the perceiving or experiencing person is an illustration of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Locke's associationism 
B) Locke's mentalism 
C) ​Berkeley's mentalism 
D) Berkeley's associationism 
E) Comte's positivism

Question 17

The doctrine that challenged theological authority as a source of knowledge was determinism.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Complex ideas formed from simple ideas take on new qualities.This is a definition of ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​James Mill's creative synthesis 
B) Hartley's creative synthesis 
C) ​James Mill's active mind theory 
D) Hume's creative synthesis 
E) John Stuart Mill's creative synthesis

Question 19

James Mill's model says that all knowledge ____.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​begins with sensations,and associations create complex ideas 
B) is innate,and combined to form complex ideas 
C) ​comes from ideas 
D) requires an actively engaged mind 
E) More than one of the choices are correct.

Question 20

In the 20th century,Hull described and explained behavior by mathematical formulas,axioms,and postulates.Thus,he illustrated whose notion that certainty of knowledge is accomplished by the application of mathematics to science?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Kepler's 
B) Descartes's 
C) ​Berkeley's 
D) Locke's 
E) John Stuart Mill's

Exam 2: Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Descartes changed the focus from the study of to the study of .

The body will respond without any internal conscious intent to some external stimulus.This fact illustrates Descartes' principle of ____.

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,a sound will still occur because God is the permanent perceiver of all objects in the universe." This argument illustrates the position of ____.

The materialists argued that consciousness could be understood in accordance with the principles of physics and chemistry.

The notion of secondary qualities was proposed by Locke to explain ____.

In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.

Rote learning has at its core Hartley's law of repetition.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,then the fall makes no sound.Using Locke's distinctions,this conclusion assumes that the sound is a(n) ____.

Derived ideas ____.

Descartes theorized that we are born with knowledge of the axioms of geometry.Thus,these axioms are ____ ideas.

The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively observable is ____.

The idea that science should be based totally on objectively observable facts is called ____.

Define mechanism and describe how the idea of mechanism affected and was affected by physics,concepts of God,and the methods and findings of science.How was the concept of mechanism applied to human beings?

Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.

Define determinism and reductionism and describe their relationship to the development of clocks and automata.Why was the mechanical clock the ideal metaphor for the spirit of mechanism?

The doctrine that all knowledge is a function of mental phenomena and is dependent on the perceiving or experiencing person is an illustration of ____.

The doctrine that challenged theological authority as a source of knowledge was determinism.

Complex ideas formed from simple ideas take on new qualities.This is a definition of ____.

James Mill's model says that all knowledge ____.

In the 20th century,Hull described and explained behavior by mathematical formulas,axioms,and postulates.Thus,he illustrated whose notion that certainty of knowledge is accomplished by the application of mathematics to science?

Exam 2: Philosophical Influences on Psychology

Descartes changed the focus from the study of ____ to the study of ____.​

The body will respond without any internal conscious intent to some external stimulus.This fact illustrates Descartes' principle of ____.​

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,a sound will still occur because God is the permanent perceiver of all objects in the universe." This argument illustrates the position of ____.​

The materialists argued that consciousness could be understood in accordance with the principles of physics and chemistry.​

The notion of secondary qualities was proposed by Locke to explain ____.​

In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.​

Rote learning has at its core Hartley's law of repetition.​

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,then the fall makes no sound.Using Locke's distinctions,this conclusion assumes that the sound is a(n) ____.​

Derived ideas ____.​

Descartes theorized that we are born with knowledge of the axioms of geometry.Thus,these axioms are ____ ideas.​

The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively observable is ____.​

The idea that science should be based totally on objectively observable facts is called ____.​

Define mechanism and describe how the idea of mechanism affected and was affected by physics,concepts of God,and the methods and findings of science.How was the concept of mechanism applied to human beings?​

​Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.

Define determinism and reductionism and describe their relationship to the development of clocks and automata.Why was the mechanical clock the ideal metaphor for the spirit of mechanism?​

The doctrine that all knowledge is a function of mental phenomena and is dependent on the perceiving or experiencing person is an illustration of ____.​

The doctrine that challenged theological authority as a source of knowledge was determinism.​

Complex ideas formed from simple ideas take on new qualities.This is a definition of ____.​

James Mill's model says that all knowledge ____.​

In the 20th century,Hull described and explained behavior by mathematical formulas,axioms,and postulates.Thus,he illustrated whose notion that certainty of knowledge is accomplished by the application of mathematics to science?​

Descartes changed the focus from the study of to the study of .

The body will respond without any internal conscious intent to some external stimulus.This fact illustrates Descartes' principle of ____.

"If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,a sound will still occur because God is the permanent perceiver of all objects in the universe." This argument illustrates the position of ____.

The materialists argued that consciousness could be understood in accordance with the principles of physics and chemistry.

The notion of secondary qualities was proposed by Locke to explain ____.

In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.

Rote learning has at its core Hartley's law of repetition.

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is present to hear it,then the fall makes no sound.Using Locke's distinctions,this conclusion assumes that the sound is a(n) ____.

Derived ideas ____.

Descartes theorized that we are born with knowledge of the axioms of geometry.Thus,these axioms are ____ ideas.

The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively observable is ____.

The idea that science should be based totally on objectively observable facts is called ____.

Define mechanism and describe how the idea of mechanism affected and was affected by physics,concepts of God,and the methods and findings of science.How was the concept of mechanism applied to human beings?

Descartes makes a case that because the body is matter the laws of ____ apply.

Define determinism and reductionism and describe their relationship to the development of clocks and automata.Why was the mechanical clock the ideal metaphor for the spirit of mechanism?

The doctrine that all knowledge is a function of mental phenomena and is dependent on the perceiving or experiencing person is an illustration of ____.

The doctrine that challenged theological authority as a source of knowledge was determinism.

Complex ideas formed from simple ideas take on new qualities.This is a definition of ____.

James Mill's model says that all knowledge ____.

In the 20th century,Hull described and explained behavior by mathematical formulas,axioms,and postulates.Thus,he illustrated whose notion that certainty of knowledge is accomplished by the application of mathematics to science?