Hist and Modern View Exam
A psychology that focuses on the psychology of individual differences.
measurement and study of variations
among people on a psychological
characteristic rather than general qualities
of that characteristic is known as
psychophysics. self-
psychology.
psychology of individual differences.
structuralism.
According to Kant, time and space are intuitions
categories.
appearances.
causes.
intuitions.
After adopting the concept of "nature and in general nature is more important than nurture.
nurture" Galton argued that
in general nature is more important
than nurture. the two factors are equal
in importance.
in general nurture is more important than
nature.
the two factors interact in such complex
ways that it is impossible to separate their
effects.
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,The poem De Rerum Natura ( On the Epicurus
Nature of Things) by the Roman poet
Lucretius is more than 200 pages long and
celebrates the work of which philosopher?
Pythagoras
Zeno
Epicurus
Aristotle
Which philosopher served as tutor to a Aristotle
teenaged Alexander the Great, instilling in
him a lifelong respect for learning and
education?
Plato
Socrates
Democritus
Aristotle
The seven-volume Book of Optics was Alhazen
based on extensive experiments and
observations on optics and visual
perception. It was written by
Aristotle.
Avicenna.
Plato.
Reflexivity refers to the ability to become aware of our actions and to reflect upon them.
ability to become aware of our actions and
to reflect upon them.
fact that humans possess instinctual
reflexes. ability to reflect on past events
in history.
fact that nonhuman animals possess
instinctual reflexes.
Aristotle's emphasis on the importance of empiricism
systematic observations of the natural
world made him one of the first important
proponents of
nativism.
rationalism.
idealism.
empiricism.
disagreements over whether psychological terms have stable meanings and
continuity-discontinuity debate continuous development over time
wherein local contexts influence the development of psychology, including how
indigenization ideas imported from other contexts are altered to suit local conditions
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, historical anecdotes and accounts that are oversimplified, misleading, or completely
incorrect and that pass from one generation of textbooks to the next to impart a
origin myth process sense of tradition for the field
Which is NOT one of Aristotle's four expedient cause
essential components of caused events?
final cause
formal cause
material cause
expedient cause
Historians who adopt sophisticated in its present state, psychology is not necessarily the "correct" or "best" state of the
presentism argue that field.
present-day psychologists cannot draw
research inspiration from past
developments in the field.
we should avoid being overly critical of
individuals or events in history.
in its present state, psychology is not
necessarily the "correct" or "best" state of
the field.
we should avoid a positive bias toward
individuals or events in history.
After the fall of the Roman Empire many the Islamic Empire.
classical Greek works were preserved,
translated, and extended by scholars living
in
the Islamic Empire.
Western Europe.
India.
Northern Europe.
Plato's allegory of the cave was used to the appearance-form distinction
illustrate what aspect of his philosophy?
the Pythagorean theorem
the importance of
democracy the Socratic
method
the appearance-form distinction
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A psychology that focuses on the psychology of individual differences.
measurement and study of variations
among people on a psychological
characteristic rather than general qualities
of that characteristic is known as
psychophysics. self-
psychology.
psychology of individual differences.
structuralism.
According to Kant, time and space are intuitions
categories.
appearances.
causes.
intuitions.
After adopting the concept of "nature and in general nature is more important than nurture.
nurture" Galton argued that
in general nature is more important
than nurture. the two factors are equal
in importance.
in general nurture is more important than
nature.
the two factors interact in such complex
ways that it is impossible to separate their
effects.
1/18
,The poem De Rerum Natura ( On the Epicurus
Nature of Things) by the Roman poet
Lucretius is more than 200 pages long and
celebrates the work of which philosopher?
Pythagoras
Zeno
Epicurus
Aristotle
Which philosopher served as tutor to a Aristotle
teenaged Alexander the Great, instilling in
him a lifelong respect for learning and
education?
Plato
Socrates
Democritus
Aristotle
The seven-volume Book of Optics was Alhazen
based on extensive experiments and
observations on optics and visual
perception. It was written by
Aristotle.
Avicenna.
Plato.
Reflexivity refers to the ability to become aware of our actions and to reflect upon them.
ability to become aware of our actions and
to reflect upon them.
fact that humans possess instinctual
reflexes. ability to reflect on past events
in history.
fact that nonhuman animals possess
instinctual reflexes.
Aristotle's emphasis on the importance of empiricism
systematic observations of the natural
world made him one of the first important
proponents of
nativism.
rationalism.
idealism.
empiricism.
disagreements over whether psychological terms have stable meanings and
continuity-discontinuity debate continuous development over time
wherein local contexts influence the development of psychology, including how
indigenization ideas imported from other contexts are altered to suit local conditions
2/18
, historical anecdotes and accounts that are oversimplified, misleading, or completely
incorrect and that pass from one generation of textbooks to the next to impart a
origin myth process sense of tradition for the field
Which is NOT one of Aristotle's four expedient cause
essential components of caused events?
final cause
formal cause
material cause
expedient cause
Historians who adopt sophisticated in its present state, psychology is not necessarily the "correct" or "best" state of the
presentism argue that field.
present-day psychologists cannot draw
research inspiration from past
developments in the field.
we should avoid being overly critical of
individuals or events in history.
in its present state, psychology is not
necessarily the "correct" or "best" state of
the field.
we should avoid a positive bias toward
individuals or events in history.
After the fall of the Roman Empire many the Islamic Empire.
classical Greek works were preserved,
translated, and extended by scholars living
in
the Islamic Empire.
Western Europe.
India.
Northern Europe.
Plato's allegory of the cave was used to the appearance-form distinction
illustrate what aspect of his philosophy?
the Pythagorean theorem
the importance of
democracy the Socratic
method
the appearance-form distinction
3/18
