Mental Passivity
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This philosophy states that experience is the only source of knowledge

Empiricism

100

While both British and German models believed in the need for a concept of a mind, the _____ specifically viewed the mind active and dynamic pieces to their central psychology whereas, the ____ believed that mind had minimal commitment 

German models (1)

British models (2)

100

Which German philosopher described pure reason as the formation of perceptions innately through time and space?

Kant

100

T or F: Consumers with high cognitive flexibility will exhibit higher price consciousness 

True! Consumers with high cognitive flexibility are more likely to shop around for better deals and look at other alternatives.

200

John Locke believed that sensations are  __(1)__, whereas perceptions are viewed as products of __(2)___.

(1) physical

(2) products of sensations

200

Which German philosopher denied the existence of matter and asserted that reality exists only to the extent that the mind perceives it?

George Berkeley

& what are our thoughts on this?

200

Describe Leibniz's idea of monadology and how it relates to our current day concept of the mind?

  • All living beings are composed of monads that define individuality and reflect the universe

  • The monad of an individual human being is the mind, to the extent that it has sensitivity and responsibility.

  • The monad grows and develops throughout life; change occurs because of internal, individual striving.
  • He believed that there’s a “pre-established harmony” of personality that is achieved by the purpose and direction of individual monads orchestrated by the organization of God

200

In which country did this study take place?

Turkey

300

David Hartley suggested that neural vibrations are the physiological bases of.... 

Ideas

300

According to Leibniz,  thinking was viewed as an ceaseless activity, and the thinking process allowed for _________.

a. conscious dimensions

b. unconscious dimensions

c.  both conscious and unconscious dimensions

c.  both conscious and unconscious dimensions

300

Alexander Bain believed in psychophysical ______

parallelism 


definition: at any given event, there is a psychological side and a physical side

(our physical side correlates to psychological events; body has a reflex to a situation and the mind possesses innate abilities)

300

True or False?

The tendency for post purchase cognitive dissonance is negatively affected by future orientation and holistic thinking


True!

400

John Locke believes there is a difference between primary and secondary qualities in objects. 

What category (primary or secondary) would sounds, colors, odors, and tastes be in?

Secondary quality

400

By linking a priori moral consciousness with the will, he

elevated the notion of volition to a level of great psychological

importance

Kant

400

Believed that the goal of psychology is to try to find underlying causality in human cognitive and emotion activity (HABIT FORMATION)

Believed in three principles:

Every experience has a corresponding idea.

2. Contiguity and similarity produce associations.

3. The intensity of an association is determined by the frequency of

its presentation.

 

John Stuart Mill

400

A variable in the study that is defined as, the degree to which an individual considers the context as a whole, pays attention to the relationships between a focal object and the field, and explains or predicts the events by evaluting these relationships

Holistic thinking

500

Sensory input constituted the first state of the mind. The critical mechanism relating the sensory level to higher mental processes was _____. Thus, what we might call learning occupied a critical position in early British

psychology.

associations

500

What were Kant's mental categories 

  • Categories of quality: limitation, negation, and reality

  • Categories of quantity: plurality, totality, and unity

  • Categories of relation: substance and quality, cause and effect, activity and passivity

  • Categories of modality: possibility and impossibility, existence and nonexistence, necessity and contingency

500

Jeremy Bentham emphasizes utilitarianism as the basic ethical standard of what is good and bad for society. What was his theory of ethical motivators?

Believed that humans are motivated by finding happiness and avoiding pain. 

500

"A consumer who makes decisions in the current period by considering the future saves as much as possible for their future goals" aligns more with the idea of mental activity or mental passivity?

mental activity