Question 1

Contrast the views of Descartes and Berkeley on the mind-body problem.

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$\bullet$Descartes believed in innate ideas but Berkeley did not
$\bullet$Descartes's view was dualistic and Berkeley's monistic
$\bullet$while Descartes proved his own existence by his doubting ("cogito ergo sum"), Berkeley maintained that to be means to be perceived

Question 2

Harvey's demonstration of the circulation of the blood confirmed the vitalist position.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What was Spinoza's double-aspect position on the mind-body problem?

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mind and body are two aspects of the same basic substance, like the two sides of a coin

Question 4

John Stuart Mill's "mental mechanics" was an attempt to refute James Mill's "mental chemistry."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Immanuel Kant's writings argued that

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A)  percepts are given to us according to our concepts, not vice versa 
B)  the "categories" include similarity, contrast, and contiguity in space and time 
C)  we can directly sense "noumena" or things-in-themselves in the real world 
D)  none of these 
A)  percepts are given to us according to our concepts, not vice versa 
B)  the "categories" include similarity, contrast, and contiguity in space and time 
C)  we can directly sense "noumena" or things-in-themselves in the real world 
D)  none of these

Question 6

Why did Berkeley argue that there are no primary qualities in Locke's sense?

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Question 7

Lloyd Morgan's canon in effect shot down the mechanical description of animal behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following contributed to scientific materialism?

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A)  Wöhler, with his synthesis of urea 
B)  Bergson, with his concept of the "élan vital" 
C)  Johannes Müller, with his vitalism 
D)  Jacques Loeb, with his work showing that tropisms occur only in plants. 
A)  Wöhler, with his synthesis of urea 
B)  Bergson, with his concept of the "élan vital" 
C)  Johannes Müller, with his vitalism 
D)  Jacques Loeb, with his work showing that tropisms occur only in plants.

Question 9

Which of the following contributed to critical empiricism?

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A)  all of them 
B)  Kepler's and Brahe's observations of heavenly bodies 
C)  Harvey's work on circulation of the blood 
D)  Newton's experiments on light and gravitation 
A)  all of them 
B)  Kepler's and Brahe's observations of heavenly bodies 
C)  Harvey's work on circulation of the blood 
D)  Newton's experiments on light and gravitation

Question 10

David Hume's analysis of human knowledge

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A)  led him to skepticism 
B)  convinced him of the existence of himself and God 
C)  showed that there is a necessary connection between cause and effect 
D)  refuted Berkeley's solipsism 
A)  led him to skepticism 
B)  convinced him of the existence of himself and God 
C)  showed that there is a necessary connection between cause and effect 
D)  refuted Berkeley's solipsism

Question 11

Descartes argued that animals are automata and that only humans possess a soul or l'âme.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood affect the then-current beliefs?

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Question 13

Hobbes's hedonism argued that people seek pleasure and try to avoid pain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did Locke distinguish between primary and secondary qualities?

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Question 15

Wöhler's synthesis of urea showed that a living body is critical for producing organic compounds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Darwin's theory of evolution proposed that

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A)  evolution is due to chance mutations and survival of the fit 
B)  hedonism accounts for evolution 
C)  the aim of education is adjustment 
D)  evolution occurs in physical structures, but not in behavior 
A)  evolution is due to chance mutations and survival of the fit 
B)  hedonism accounts for evolution 
C)  the aim of education is adjustment 
D)  evolution occurs in physical structures, but not in behavior

Question 17

Which of the following philosophers argued that association is a fundamental law of mind?

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A)  all of these 
B)  Aristotle, with his laws 
C)  Hartley, with his vibrations and vibratiuncles 
D)  Brown, with his doctrine of suggestion 
A)  all of these 
B)  Aristotle, with his laws 
C)  Hartley, with his vibrations and vibratiuncles 
D)  Brown, with his doctrine of suggestion

Question 18

How can Hamilton's principle of redintegration explain the phenomenon of "déjà vu?"

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Question 19

Evolutionary associationism claims that learned behavior can be inherited.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Summarize Locke's and Berkeley's positions on primary and secondary qualities.

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Contrast the views of Descartes and Berkeley on the mind-body problem.

Harvey's demonstration of the circulation of the blood confirmed the vitalist position.

What was Spinoza's double-aspect position on the mind-body problem?

John Stuart Mill's "mental mechanics" was an attempt to refute James Mill's "mental chemistry."

Immanuel Kant's writings argued that

Why did Berkeley argue that there are no primary qualities in Locke's sense?

Lloyd Morgan's canon in effect shot down the mechanical description of animal behavior.

Which of the following contributed to scientific materialism?

Which of the following contributed to critical empiricism?

David Hume's analysis of human knowledge

Descartes argued that animals are automata and that only humans possess a soul or l'âme.

How did Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood affect the then-current beliefs?

Hobbes's hedonism argued that people seek pleasure and try to avoid pain.

How did Locke distinguish between primary and secondary qualities?

Wöhler's synthesis of urea showed that a living body is critical for producing organic compounds.

Darwin's theory of evolution proposed that

Which of the following philosophers argued that association is a fundamental law of mind?

How can Hamilton's principle of redintegration explain the phenomenon of "déjà vu?"

Evolutionary associationism claims that learned behavior can be inherited.

Summarize Locke's and Berkeley's positions on primary and secondary qualities.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Science

Wundts Immediate Predecessors

Wilhelm Wundt

The Contemporary Scene in the Age of Wundt

William James and Psychology in the United States

The Age of Schools

Structuralism and Functionalism

Behaviorism

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

The Immediate Post Schools Era

The Last Half of the Twentieth Century

An Evaluation: Psychologys Promising Past and Enigmatic Future

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Exam 4: The Lines of Development From Philosophy

Contrast the views of Descartes and Berkeley on the mind-body problem.

Harvey's demonstration of the circulation of the blood confirmed the vitalist position.

What was Spinoza's double-aspect position on the mind-body problem?

John Stuart Mill's "mental mechanics" was an attempt to refute James Mill's "mental chemistry."

Immanuel Kant's writings argued that

Why did Berkeley argue that there are no primary qualities in Locke's sense?

Lloyd Morgan's canon in effect shot down the mechanical description of animal behavior.

Which of the following contributed to scientific materialism?

Which of the following contributed to critical empiricism?

David Hume's analysis of human knowledge

Descartes argued that animals are automata and that only humans possess a soul or l'âme.

How did Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood affect the then-current beliefs?

Hobbes's hedonism argued that people seek pleasure and try to avoid pain.

How did Locke distinguish between primary and secondary qualities?

Wöhler's synthesis of urea showed that a living body is critical for producing organic compounds.

Darwin's theory of evolution proposed that

Which of the following philosophers argued that association is a fundamental law of mind?

How can Hamilton's principle of redintegration explain the phenomenon of "déjà vu?"

Evolutionary associationism claims that learned behavior can be inherited.

Summarize Locke's and Berkeley's positions on primary and secondary qualities.

Introduction

Early Developments

The Lines of Development From Science

Wundts Immediate Predecessors

Wilhelm Wundt

The Contemporary Scene in the Age of Wundt

William James and Psychology in the United States

The Age of Schools

Structuralism and Functionalism

Behaviorism

Gestalt Psychology

Psychoanalysis

The Immediate Post Schools Era

The Last Half of the Twentieth Century

An Evaluation: Psychologys Promising Past and Enigmatic Future

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