Chapter 4 Review
PSYCH 434

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

reflexes
will
perception
thought

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

cybernetics
reflex action
behaviorism
classical conditioning

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

heart
pineal gland
frontal lobes
corpus callosum

4. Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Renaissance humanism?

personal religion
compassion
interest in ancient Rome
individualism

5. Johannes Kepler provided mathematical support to the

geocentric theory
heliocentric theory
Ptolemaic system
Orbium Coelestium

6. Galileo distinguished between primary and secondary qualities. What were the implications for psychology?

laws of behavior can be revealed through experimentations
laws of behavior can be revealed through mathematical laws
consciousness could be a legitimate method of science
consciousness could not be a legitimate method of science

7. Radical empiricism that distrusts authority, theory, rationalism, dogmas, and fantasies is known as

phenomenalism
reductionism
positivism
nativism

8. The source of error that Bacon coined idols of the tribe has to do with

individual knowledge, feelings, experience, and intelligence
individual tendency to imagine, hope, and will
individual tendency to use and be influenced by words
individual allegiance to a particular viewpoint

9. The system of _______ was embraced by Christian theology because gave human a central place in the universe.

Aristarchus of Samos
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo

10. Which of the following attitudes towards experimentation was NOT supported by Galileo?

experimentations should confirm the existence of laws
experimentations should disconfirm the existence of laws
experimentations should convince skeptics about the existence of laws
experimentations should support existing laws

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