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History of Psychology - Chapter 2
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1Encountering the automatons at the River Seine gave Rene Descartes the idea that...
- AHuman bodies may function similarly to automatons.
- BHe wanted to abandon philosophy and become an artist.
- CSome truths are unknowable.
- D"I think, therefore I am".
2The Mind-Body problem was proposed by...
- ARene Descartes.
- BJohn Locke.
- CSocrates.
- DPlato.
3The following best describes Rene Descarte's upbringing in France:
- AA prosperous childhood, with many books to read and progressive education.
- BA poor childhood, which influenced many of his existential quandaries.
- CA middle-class childhood without any formal education, though he read frequently.
- DA prosperous childhood with many opportunities to read and go to school, though he lacked interest and performed poorly in academia until later adulthood.
4Descartes joined the Protestant army in attempting to learn if there was more knowledge in the 'real world' than academia.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5During his time with the Catholic forces in southern Germany, Descartes had the following two insights:
- A"Simple Natures" and analytic geometry.
- BAnalytic geometry and "I think, therefore I am".
- C"I think, therefore I am", and the mind-body problem.
- D"Simple Natures" and the scientific method.
6The 'first rule' in Descarte's concept of "Simple Natures" was...
- ANever accept anything as true unless there was positively no occasion or reason to doubt.
- BAccept only what is said about a topic by individuals who have dedicated at least 20 years of their life to it.
- CFollow only your personal affectations in deciding on the validity of a topic.
- DNothing exists, do what makes you happy.
7In the German city of Ulm, Descartes...
- Ahad a series of vivid dreams that became the basis of his method of obtaining knowledge.
- Bhad a near-death experience that encouraged him to quit the life of a soldier and return to academia.
- Caccidentally became mayor through a series of bizarre and incidental events, leading him to abandon the life of a recluse.
- Dwon a pie eating contest, later referred to wryly in his personal journal as "... one of [his] life's most esteemed accomplishments".
8"Simple Natures" are...
- AElementary and fundamental properties of objects which cannot be analyzed or doubted.
- BOne of the five major categories of personality Descartes devised.
- CThe links between animals and their souls; links between humans and their souls are "Complex Natures".
- DA category of sciences with true, knowable facts as determined by Descartes.
9An example of the physical property of 'extension', one of the two physical properties deemed undoubtable by Descartes, is...
- AThe amount of space occupied by a chair.
- BThe speed at which you can throw a chair across the room.
- CThe connection between the chair and the platonic ideal of what a chair should be.
- DThe relative warmth or coldness of a chair in comparison to a person touching it.
10According to Galileo's theory of primary and secondary qualities, which is somewhat similar to Descarte's physical properties concept, the smell of a freshly baked pie is...
- AA secondary quality.
- BA primary quality.
- CThe secret tertiary quality.
- Ddelicious.
11According to descarte's physics, a stove would be made up of...
- Aearth particles.
- Bair particles.
- Cfire particles.
- Dwater particles.
12The presented illustration was created by Descartes to display...
- AHow good he was at drawing faces and his expert grasp of shadows.
- BHis theory of reflexes.
- CHis concept of particle physics.
- DWhat he considered the ideal human form to look like.
13Descartes determined that the movement of the body was...
- Alargely mechanistic and reliant on 'animal spirits' for movement.
- Bmoved by the soul, with no major biological functions at work.
- Cmoved mostly by pulleys and chords that all attached to a main mast in the torso.
- Dsinful to study.
14The latin phrase 'Cogito ergo sum', means...
- AI think, therefore I am.
- BDoubt everything but yourself.
- CRemember you will die.
- DMind and Body are one.
15Which of the following is not one of Descarte's 'innate ideas'?
- APerfection.
- BUnity.
- CInfinity.
- DSight.
16In Descarte's theory of mind-body interactive dualism, he considered that the mind and the body interact through...
- Athe brain.
- Bthe pineal gland.
- Cthe animal spirits.
- Dthe heart.
17According to Descartes, passions were...
- Athe mind's conscious experience of turbulent animal spirits.
- Bcaused by bloodflow directly to the pineal gland.
- Ccompletely within the realm of the mind, and absent in the body.
- Dan illusion.
18John Locke's book, 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding', aimed to...
- Ailluminate what can be known by the human mind.
- Bair his grievances on the needless, pedantic nature of social niceties.
- Ccriticize and deconstruct the works of Descartes.
- Dwork as a rebuttal against Leibnetz's concepts posed in 'The Monadology'.
19John Locke's theory, 'Tabula Rasa', suggested that infants are...
- AInherently evil, and must spend their lives 'cleaning their slate'.
- BBorn as 'blank slates' without sin, and free to learn from experience.
- CA 'blank slate' for parents to impress their will into the future.
- DLargely independent and require little more attention than a piece of slate.
20The two experiences Locke proposed were...
- ASensations of objects and Reflections of mental ongoings.
- BSensations of objects and Introspection of physical sensation.
- CReflections of mental ongoings and Introspection of physical sensation.
- DConflict of passions and Objectivity of sensations.
21According to Locke, when describing a cat, soft, brown and fluffy would be [blank_start]simple ideas[blank_end], forming to gether to make the concept of 'cat', a [blank_start]complex idea[blank_end].
- Asimple ideas
- Bcomplex ideas
- Csubjective ideas
- Dobjective ideas
- Ecomplex idea
- Fsimple idea
- Gsubjective idea
- Hobjective idea
22According to Locke, complex ideas can be non-existent, provided all of the compositional simple ideas have been experienced.
- ATrue
- BFalse
23According to Locke, feeling something hot and something cold, and acknowledging that there is an immediately knowable difference between them is...
- Aintuitive knowledge.
- Bdemonstrative knowledge.
- Csensitive knowledge.
- Dfoolish.
24According to Locke's 'association of ideas', the association between 'pain' and 'being stabbed' would be a(n) ________ association.
- Anatural (contiguity)
- Baccidental (similiarity)
- Cillogical
- Dconcrete
25Which of the following was NOT one of Leibnitz's contributions to the field of mathematics?
- AA mathematical calculating machine (a precursor to modern computers).
- BElaboration of binary arithmetic (representation of all numbers using ones and zeroes).
- CInfinitesimal calculus,
- DThe Cartesian plane.
26From his work in arithemetic with infinitesimals, Leibniz took away two important general ideas:
- AContinuity and change as important features of the world ; non-concrete variables that nevertheless predict reality.
- BContinuity and change as important features of the world ; the mechanical properties of all living things.
- CNon-concrete variables that nevertheless predict reality ; Math as the basis for all human understanding.
- DNon-concrete variables that nevertheless predict reality ; All that is true is immobile and unchangeable.
27Sophie the Countess Palatine and her daughter, Sophie Charlotte...
- AProvided an audience for Leibniz's philosophical ideals.
- BFinanced Leibniz's work entirely.
- CDisagreed vehemently with Leibniz's work, and eventually had him exiled for it.
- DWere hired by Locke to spy on Leibniz.
28Leibnitz's concept of the world, as described in The Monadology, is that...
- AThe world is comprised of a hierarchy of smaller organisms residing within larger organisms.
- BDescartes was correct on his assumption that humans are automata.
- CHumans are single-celled organisms.
- DWindmill power can be used to power positively everything, provided the windmills are large, plentiful enough, and aimed in the correct direction.
29Leibniz's 'monads' are:
- ADynamic, energetic entities with self-awareness and the ability to propagate matter in motion.
- BThe ideal, theoretical form of a windmill.
- CA series of short essays on the concept of self and his proposed hierarchy of organisms.
- DThe different tiers in his organization of living organisms on a hierarchical scale.
30According to Leibniz, the soul of an animal would be comprised of...
- Abare monads.
- Bsentient monads.
- Crational monads.
- Dsupreme monads.
31According to Leibniz, one of the important traits of 'rational monads' is...
- ASight.
- BApperception.
- CA sixth, undefineable sense.
- DConnection to a soul.
32Leibniz believed in Descarte's innate ideas as 'necessary truths'.
- ATrue
- BFalse
33Leibniz's 'apperception' was similar in concept to Locke's 'reflections'.
- ATrue
- BFalse
34The 'minute perceptions' of bare monads are...
- Ausually non-conscious.
- Bimmediately perceptible.
- Cactivated only in deep sleep.
- Dnon-existent in humans.
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