Science and History
Legacy of Ancient Greece
Antiquity
The Premodern World
Scientific Revol/Enlightmt
100
While the conceptual foundations of psychology came from pnilosophy, the inspiration for the creation of an independent science of psychology
What is biology
100
During what evolutionary psychologists call the Era of Evolutionary Adaptation, it appears that H. Sapiens most important adaptation was not upright posture or a tool using grip, but rather__________.
What is folk psychology
100
Any student today with interests in logic, computation, cognitive psychology and decision making, owe a debt of gratitude to the Greek school of philosophy
What is (None of these)
100
He believed that the soul and the body are completely distinct substances, with the immortal soul using the body during the soul's earthly existence
Who is St. Bonaventure
100
This was NOT oen of the percieved enemies of the Enlightenment Project?
What is Science
200
If a scientist believed that his or her theory may actually be true, then he or she was considered
What is a realist
200
The author of the text recalls that his experience in the museum with the Elgin Marbles taught him an important lesson about history That lesson was
What is..Noone today knows what the Elgin Marbles mean as people rarely write down what they take for granted.
200
According to the Medieval philosopher-physician such as Ibn Sina, the only mental function which was not to be explained in terms of physiological processes was
What is the mind
200
He Rejected traditional radical dualism. Believed that the body is not a tomb, a prison, or punishment; nor is it a puppet operated by the soul. He believed that a person is a whole, a mind and a body
Who is St Thomas Aquinas
200
As a result of the scientific revolution, human beings came to thnk of the universe as a
What is Machine
300
The "New History" criticized the "Old History" for excluding who
What are women, minorities and ordinary people
300
If one wanted to find the initial philosophical and intellectual roots of psychology then one might look to the Greek motto, "_____________"
What is Know Thyself
300
After Alexander's death followed a period of turmoil. With the fail of the polis to tyrants and foreigners, Greeks of the Hellenistic Age turned to
What is the pleasures of private life at home
300
He was probably the first person to inquire into human hature without regard for religion or moral philosophy
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli
300
His framework for thinking about mind and body within which virtually all of us is psychology have worked within since
Who is Decartes
400
According to the textbook, western conceptions of mind began in _________ before moving to _____ and then to ___________.
What is religion, philosophy, and science
400
The first Greek thinkers were naturalist searching for the Phusis, which meant
What is the basic underlying element our of which all things are made.
400
This cartoon cvonventions illustrates the psychological theory embodied in early medieval plays of psychomachia?
What is the little devils and angels on a person's shoulders to represent moral choices
400
In the Renaissance world view, the world is like a
What is a book
400
Decartes argued this was unique to humans and not seen in animals?
What is Language
500
Joe argues that the concept of self and the mind are conventional terms and are not real things. Joe views the mind as a harmful illusion that one should strive to free oneself from. In contrast, Sally argues that the mind is a core-concept for personhood, consciousness and individuality, allowing humans to transcend animal status. It appears Joe supports a __________perspective, while Sally represents __________.
What is Buddhist philosophy, a Western perspective
500
Who was the first Archaic Greek Philosopher that in essence told his students, "This is how I see things - how I believe things are. Try to improve upon my teachings
What is Thales
500
Aristotle's philosophy was difficult to merge with Christian theology because
What is Aristotle's philosophy was naturalistic, invoking no supernatural forces
500
Dante's "Divine Comedy" is an allegorical tale of an imaginary trip through Hell. Dante's Hell is arranged on __________lines, with sin at different levels
What is Aristotelian
500
This philosophical psychologist held the belief that a majority of modern cognitve psychologists believe today that we have little, if any, access to our thought processes
Who is Kant
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