Psych 1012 Final Exam (History Of Psychology)
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- 1.Pre-civilized humans thought most about
- A.
Naturalism; Physical properties can explain all life
- B.
Animism; Nature is alive
- C.
Humanism; Natural explanation for anything that happens
- D.
Mathematics; Math and reason leads to knowledge
- 2.The Ancient Greeks brought us:
- A.
Biological view
- B.
Faith view
- C.
Naturalistic view
- D.
Mathematical view
- E.
Rational view
- F.
Humanistic view
- 3.Plato was a large supporter of Hippocrates biological view, while Aristotle was a large supporter of empirical studies
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Aristotle proposed the ideas of:
- A.
Hierarchy of souls
- B.
Monism
- C.
Laws of Association
- D.
Four elements
- E.
Scala Naturae
- F.
Self-reflection
- 5.Christianity proposed the idea that
- A.
Bodily urges are greater than the soul
- B.
Thoughts should be human-centered
- C.
Faith is above reason
- D.
Humans are not unique
- 6.The Renaissance followed the fall of Rome
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The Renaissance ended the Dark Ages
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The Renaissance proposed the idea of
- A.
Tabula rasa; we all begin with a blank slate
- B.
The body is like a machine; minus the brain which is not of the body
- C.
Faith comes before reason and the soul is above bodily urges
- D.
Human-centered thoughts and art/beauty
- 9.Aristotle's works and ideas were predominantly rediscovered during
- A.
The dark ages
- B.
The renaissance
- C.
The crusades
- D.
The mordern era
- 10.How do we acquire knowledge: Empiricism
- A.
Predominantly began with Descortes, looked at doubt and dualistic thinking; more specifically the machine-like body
- B.
Predominantly began with Locke, thought we began with a blank slate, and thoughts went from simple to complex
- C.
Predominantly began with Darwin, evolution through natural selection, had functional and comparative views
- D.
Predominantly began with Galton, studies fingerprints and more specifically Eugenics
- 11.Hierarchy of Souls model proposed by Aristotle includes:
- A.
Sensitive
- B.
Anatomical
- C.
Rational
- D.
Deceptive
- E.
Vegetative
- F.
Irrational
- 12.How do we acquire knowledge: Rationalism
- A.
Predominantly began with Locke, thought we began with a blank slate, and thoughts went from simple to complex
- B.
Predominantly began with Galton, studies fingerprints and more specifically Eugenics
- C.
Predominantly began with Descortes, looked at doubt and dualistic thinking; more specifically the machine-like body
- D.
Predominantly began with Darwin, evolution through natural selection, had functional and comparative views
- 13.Eugenics is best described by:
- A.
The study of Ancient psychology and how Aristotles works contributed to modern-day psychology
- B.
Finding good humans and allowing them to reproduce and preventing those who are not-so-good from not reproducing
- C.
Looking at how everything that has a function, has a purpose
- D.
A view supported by the idea that humans are not unique, humans are related to many breeds of animals and have similar characteristics
- 14.Trephination is the drilling into a skull to release pressure within the brain
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The moral treatment of mentally-ill patients was first encouraged by ______ and their retreat in York.
- A.
Tuke
- B.
Pinel
- C.
Dixon
- D.
Kraepelin
- E.
Moniz
- 16.Animal magnetism was the defining feature of _____ research
- A.
Galen
- B.
Emil Kraepelin
- C.
James Braid
- D.
Anton Mesmer
- 17.Hypnosis was first discovered by
- A.
William Tuke
- B.
James Braid
- C.
Anton Mesmer
- D.
Egas Moniz
- 18.______ was the first psychologist to distinguish the difference between Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. (depressive psychosis from dementia praecox)
- A.
William Tuke
- B.
Anton Mesmer
- C.
Emil Kraepelin
- D.
Egas moniz
- 19._______ was the first scientist to propose the lobotomy technique
- A.
Emil Kraepelin
- B.
William Tuke
- C.
James Braid
- D.
Egas moniz
- 20.Phrenology; studied by Gall and Spurzheim is the study of depressions and gaps in the skull to diagnose internal problems within the brain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.The idea that specific areas of the brain are responsible for specific functions
- A.
Functional theory
- B.
Area of localization
- C.
Flourens theory
- D.
Structualism
- 22.Fritsch and Hitzig studied area of localization in dogs via electrical stimulations to the brain
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23._____ is the school of study most predominantly founded by Ernst Weber and Herman von Helmholtz and looks at how physical stimuli correlate to non-physical thoughts
- A.
Psychophysics
- B.
Psychoanalysis
- C.
Voluntarism
- D.
Structualism
- 24.The scientist that is most well known for the idea of "Just Noticeable Difference" is _____
- A.
Ernst Weber
- B.
Herman Von Helmholtz
- C.
Wilhelm Wundt
- D.
William James
- 25.The scientist that is most well known for their Trichromatic colour theory is _______
- A.
Ernst Weber
- B.
William James
- C.
William Wundt
- D.
Hemran Von Helmholtz
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