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PSYC 375 History of Psychology Midterm
Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for
their actions? - ANS Non determinist and soft determinist
_________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to
a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - ANS The Great-person
approach.
The approach which shows how various individuals or events contributed to change in an idea
or concept throughout the years. - ANS Historical Development
Popper believed that the problem with observations was that - ANS it is selective.
Poppers believed that there was three stages of obervations - ANS view of the problem,
theories (proposed solutions), and criticism
Kuhn refers to Normal Science as - ANS Mopping-up operation of paradigm.
Following a paradigm, scientists explore in depth problems defined by the paradigm and utilize
the techniques suggested by the paradigm while exploring those problems. - ANS Normal
Science
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The theory in which all scientific theory must be able to be proven false in order for it to be
considered scientific - ANS Principle of Falsifiability
______________ explains the reason Popper though that empirical observation was too vague
and unrefutability. - ANS Principle of Falsafibility
The potential of theory being incorrect. Popper believes this is a must to be scientific -
ANS Risky Prediction
Popper believes that in order to of a theory to be scientific they must include - ANS Risky
Predictions.
The theory in which you make sense of a theory or explain a phenomenon after it has occurred
- ANS Post-diction
Popper thought that empirical observation gave the notion that - ANS Scientists just wonder
around observing and explaining what they observe
Popper __________ that scientific activity starts with empirical observation. - ANS Disagree
Emphasizes the influence s of other factors such as political, technology, and economic
conditions. - ANS Zeitgeist
A combination of __________________ and _________________ is used to understand history.
- ANS Presentism and Historicism
The focus of looking at the past for it's own sake. - ANS Historicism
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The focus on looking at psychology today and attempting to show how it become that way. -
ANS Presentism
The ____ stresses a person's beliefs, emotions, perceptions, values, and goals as determinants
of behavior. - ANS Soft Determinist
For Aristotle, sensory experience - ANS was necessary but not sufficient for attaining
knowledge
According to Aristotle, we perceive environmental objects because: - ANS their movement
influences a medium, which in turn stimulates one or more of the five senses
Protagorus, the best known Sophist, presented the Sophist's position. Which of the following is
not representative of the position? - ANS what is truth is not affected by the cultterm-5ure in
which one lives
Socrates used the method of ____ to determine what all examples of a concept such as beauty
had in common. - ANS inductive definition
The force that transforms matter into a particular form is its ____ cause. - ANS efficient
____ stresses the emotional or unconscious determinants of human behavior. -
ANS Irrationalism
The study of knowledge is called: - ANS epistemology
The contention that what we experience mentally accurately reflects the physical world is
called: - ANS naive realism
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Philosophy began: - ANS when logos replaced mythos
The allegory of the cave demonstrates: - ANS how difficult it is to deliver humans from
ignorance
Plato believed that the ideal society would be governed by: - ANS philosopher-kings
For Aristotle, sensory experience: - ANS is necessary but not sufficient for attaining
knowledge
According to St. Augustine, humans can have conceptions of the past and future because: -
ANS of the remnants of sensory experiences
What was a goal of St.Thomas Aquinas? - ANS To strengthen the position of the church
through reason
Copernicus argued that: - ANS the earth revolves around the sun (heliocentric theory)
According to the work of Galileo, which set best illustrates the concepts of primary quality and
secondary quality? - ANS primary quality: size; secondary quality: color
According to Galileo, secondary qualities: - ANS cannot be measured objectively
Galileo was among the first to suggest that: - ANS a science of psychology (conscious
experience) was impossible
According to Bacon, science should utilize: - ANS only the direct observation of nature
PSYC 375 History of Psychology Midterm
Exam Questions And Answers 100% Pass
Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for
their actions? - ANS Non determinist and soft determinist
_________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to
a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - ANS The Great-person
approach.
The approach which shows how various individuals or events contributed to change in an idea
or concept throughout the years. - ANS Historical Development
Popper believed that the problem with observations was that - ANS it is selective.
Poppers believed that there was three stages of obervations - ANS view of the problem,
theories (proposed solutions), and criticism
Kuhn refers to Normal Science as - ANS Mopping-up operation of paradigm.
Following a paradigm, scientists explore in depth problems defined by the paradigm and utilize
the techniques suggested by the paradigm while exploring those problems. - ANS Normal
Science
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The theory in which all scientific theory must be able to be proven false in order for it to be
considered scientific - ANS Principle of Falsifiability
______________ explains the reason Popper though that empirical observation was too vague
and unrefutability. - ANS Principle of Falsafibility
The potential of theory being incorrect. Popper believes this is a must to be scientific -
ANS Risky Prediction
Popper believes that in order to of a theory to be scientific they must include - ANS Risky
Predictions.
The theory in which you make sense of a theory or explain a phenomenon after it has occurred
- ANS Post-diction
Popper thought that empirical observation gave the notion that - ANS Scientists just wonder
around observing and explaining what they observe
Popper __________ that scientific activity starts with empirical observation. - ANS Disagree
Emphasizes the influence s of other factors such as political, technology, and economic
conditions. - ANS Zeitgeist
A combination of __________________ and _________________ is used to understand history.
- ANS Presentism and Historicism
The focus of looking at the past for it's own sake. - ANS Historicism
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The focus on looking at psychology today and attempting to show how it become that way. -
ANS Presentism
The ____ stresses a person's beliefs, emotions, perceptions, values, and goals as determinants
of behavior. - ANS Soft Determinist
For Aristotle, sensory experience - ANS was necessary but not sufficient for attaining
knowledge
According to Aristotle, we perceive environmental objects because: - ANS their movement
influences a medium, which in turn stimulates one or more of the five senses
Protagorus, the best known Sophist, presented the Sophist's position. Which of the following is
not representative of the position? - ANS what is truth is not affected by the cultterm-5ure in
which one lives
Socrates used the method of ____ to determine what all examples of a concept such as beauty
had in common. - ANS inductive definition
The force that transforms matter into a particular form is its ____ cause. - ANS efficient
____ stresses the emotional or unconscious determinants of human behavior. -
ANS Irrationalism
The study of knowledge is called: - ANS epistemology
The contention that what we experience mentally accurately reflects the physical world is
called: - ANS naive realism
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Philosophy began: - ANS when logos replaced mythos
The allegory of the cave demonstrates: - ANS how difficult it is to deliver humans from
ignorance
Plato believed that the ideal society would be governed by: - ANS philosopher-kings
For Aristotle, sensory experience: - ANS is necessary but not sufficient for attaining
knowledge
According to St. Augustine, humans can have conceptions of the past and future because: -
ANS of the remnants of sensory experiences
What was a goal of St.Thomas Aquinas? - ANS To strengthen the position of the church
through reason
Copernicus argued that: - ANS the earth revolves around the sun (heliocentric theory)
According to the work of Galileo, which set best illustrates the concepts of primary quality and
secondary quality? - ANS primary quality: size; secondary quality: color
According to Galileo, secondary qualities: - ANS cannot be measured objectively
Galileo was among the first to suggest that: - ANS a science of psychology (conscious
experience) was impossible
According to Bacon, science should utilize: - ANS only the direct observation of nature
