Psychology's Early History Answers

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Chloe read an essay that claims the body and mind, which are made up of different substances, interact both harmoniously and competitively in a living person. Which philosopher’s work is she most likely reading?

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Socrates
B
Hippocrates
C
John Locke
D
René Descartes
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Socrates developed the laws of associationism.

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F
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Plato suggested that the soul operates on three levels: __________.

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observation, hope, and will
B
love, emotion, and senses
C
senses, humor, and thought
D
reason, will, and desire
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Which school of thought focused on objective sensations, such as sight and taste, and subjective feelings, such as emotional responses, to study the conscious mind?

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behaviorism
B
structuralism
C
psychoanalysis
D
functionalism
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__________ is the school of psychology that believes perception is more than the sum of its parts—it involves a whole pattern.

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Behaviorism
B
Structuralism
C
Functionalism
D
Gestalt psychology
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Which philosopher believed that sense perceptions and observations are essential for knowledge?

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Socrates
B
Plato
C
Hippocrates
D
Aristotle
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__________ showed that people learn to behave in certain ways because of reinforcement. A.John B. WatsonB.B. F. SkinnerC.William JamesD.Sigmund Freud

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A
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B
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C
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D
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For centuries, philosophers have explored questions about how the mind works and acquires knowledge.

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T
B
F
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Which of the following statements is not true about Hippocrates?

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He believed that the body has four bodily fluids that directly affect health and personality.
B
He thought that mental illness occurred when the four humors were in proper balance.
C
He suggested that all diseases, including mental illness, have natural causes.
D
He separated medicine from superstition, which is why he’s called “the father of medicine.”
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Sigmund Freud learned about his patients by conducting experiments in his laboratory.

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T
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F

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