,Test Bank for Myers’ Psychology
for AP, 1st Edition: David G. Myers
1 Which of the following best describes the view
of the mind held by Plato and Socrates?
• The mind should be studied through careful,
empirical observations. Incorrect
• The mind is an illusion produced by the brain.
Incorrect
• The mind is separate from the body and continues
after the body dies. (True Answer )Correct
• The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result
of our experiences. Incorrect
• The mind results from biological processes
produced by neural transmissions. Incorrect
2 Which philosopher was the first to conclude that
knowledge results from our memories of our
experiences?
• Plato Incorrect
• Socrates Incorrect
• Kant Incorrect
• Descartes Incorrect
, • Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
3 Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our
reflexes involved which of the following?
• structuralism and functionalism Incorrect
• brain fluid and “animal spirits” (True Answer
)Correct
• blank slate and empiricism Incorrect
• astrology and tabula rasa Incorrect
• innate knowledge and experimental data Incorrect
4 Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing
that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank
slate”?
• Plato Incorrect
• John Locke (True Answer )Correct
• Immanuel Kant Incorrect
• René Descartes Incorrect
• Aristotle Incorrect
5 The ideas that most directly helped form modern
empiricism were proposed by
• Plato and Socrates. Incorrect
John Locke and Francis Bacon. (True Answer
)Correct
, Plato and René Descartes. Incorrect
Socrates and Confucius. Incorrect
Aristotle and Socrates. Incorrect
6 Which philosopher would have been most
enthusiastic about modern empiricism?
• Plato Incorrect
• Socrates Incorrect
• Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
• René Descartes Incorrect Immanuel Kant
Incorrect
7 The first psychological laboratory was established
by
• William James. Incorrect
• John Watson. Incorrect
• Wilhelm Wundt. (True Answer )Correct
• Sigmund Freud. Incorrect
• Jean Piaget. Incorrect
8 Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved
experimental
studies of
for AP, 1st Edition: David G. Myers
1 Which of the following best describes the view
of the mind held by Plato and Socrates?
• The mind should be studied through careful,
empirical observations. Incorrect
• The mind is an illusion produced by the brain.
Incorrect
• The mind is separate from the body and continues
after the body dies. (True Answer )Correct
• The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result
of our experiences. Incorrect
• The mind results from biological processes
produced by neural transmissions. Incorrect
2 Which philosopher was the first to conclude that
knowledge results from our memories of our
experiences?
• Plato Incorrect
• Socrates Incorrect
• Kant Incorrect
• Descartes Incorrect
, • Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
3 Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our
reflexes involved which of the following?
• structuralism and functionalism Incorrect
• brain fluid and “animal spirits” (True Answer
)Correct
• blank slate and empiricism Incorrect
• astrology and tabula rasa Incorrect
• innate knowledge and experimental data Incorrect
4 Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing
that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank
slate”?
• Plato Incorrect
• John Locke (True Answer )Correct
• Immanuel Kant Incorrect
• René Descartes Incorrect
• Aristotle Incorrect
5 The ideas that most directly helped form modern
empiricism were proposed by
• Plato and Socrates. Incorrect
John Locke and Francis Bacon. (True Answer
)Correct
, Plato and René Descartes. Incorrect
Socrates and Confucius. Incorrect
Aristotle and Socrates. Incorrect
6 Which philosopher would have been most
enthusiastic about modern empiricism?
• Plato Incorrect
• Socrates Incorrect
• Aristotle (True Answer )Correct
• René Descartes Incorrect Immanuel Kant
Incorrect
7 The first psychological laboratory was established
by
• William James. Incorrect
• John Watson. Incorrect
• Wilhelm Wundt. (True Answer )Correct
• Sigmund Freud. Incorrect
• Jean Piaget. Incorrect
8 Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved
experimental
studies of
