PSYC 375-History Psych Test Questions and Correct Answers

The ___ tends to assume that the human mind takes information passively Empiricist a consistently observed relationship between two or more classes of empirical events defines a Scientific Law The contention that what we experience mentally accurately reflects the physical world is called:a. epiphenomenalismb. naive realismc. irrationalismd. preestablished harmony Naive realism If any conceivable observation supports a theory, Popper would conclude that the theory is: weak Which of the following represents a dualistic position on the mind-body question? epiphenomenalism According to Popper, the theories of Freud and Adler cannot be considered scientific because they: make postdictions rather than predictions the prediction and control of events can best be accomplished using Causal Laws According to the author of your text, contemporary psychology is: a multiparadigmatic science The ________ assumes that everything that occurs is a function of a finite number of causes. determinist For Aristotle, sensory experience: is necessary but not sufficient for attaining knowledge Abelard's proposed compromise between nominalism (concepts summarize individual experience) and realism (once concepts are formed, they exist apart from individual experience), is called: conceptualism All of the following were true of Aquinas' theology except: it argued successfully that the Christian church should be as it had been described by St. Augustine According to Avicenna, the active intellect was: the mechanism by which humans enter into a relationship with God