Chapters 1 & 2 Review
PSYCH 434


1. In Kuhn's philosophy of science, when Aristotelian physics replaced Newtonian physics, and when Einstein's theory of relativity replaced Newtonian physics, a(n) __________ occurred.

zeitgeist
ortgeist
paradigm
scientific revolution


2. Aristotle explained that dreams are not as accurate as sensations because

dreams are not organized by reason
dreams represent unconscious thoughts
dreams contain symbols and hidden meanings
dreams are random electrical discharges in the brain


3. Empiricism attributes all knowledge to

experience
overt behavior
environmental influences
objectivity in methods


4. In the 20th century, Hull described and explained behavior by mathematical formulas, axioms, and postulates. Thus, he illustrated whose notion that certainty of knowledge is accomplished by the application of mathematics to science?

Kepler's
Descartes's
Berkeley's
Locke's


5. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) stated that “God is dead” and that “the highest values devalue themselves”. Nietzsche echoes the doctrine of

rationalism
nihilism
sophism
Platonism


6. Descartes argued that all processes are functions of the body except

reflexes
will
perception
thought


7. Descartes is often called the author of the theory of

cybernetics
reflex action
behaviorism
classical conditioning


8. Descartes posited that the mind-body interaction occurred in the

heart
pineal gland
frontal lobes
corpus callosum


9. The sentence “it is impossible to step into the same river twice” raises epistemological difficulties with

rationalism
atomism
empiricism
naitivism


10. _______ suggested that copies of elements in the outside world enter the skin through pores and combine with corresponding elements in the heart.

Anaximander
Parmenides
Democritus
Empedocles

Name:

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