Quiz 1

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O No talking or use of cell phones or electronics.

O Write your name and section number on the piece of paper

1. What kind of psychologist might ask the question, “are there certain types of people who are more or less likely to play games?”

A. Social PsychologistB. Comparative PsychologistC. Personality PsychologistD. Clinical Psychologist

2. What kind of psychologist specializes in behavioral consequences resulting from a disease or trauma to the brain?

A. Clinical NeuropsychologistB. Health PsychologistC. Organizational PsychologistD. Cognitive Psychologist

3. Which philosopher was first to debunk the idea of animism?

A. John LockeB. Rene DescartesC. Pierre FlourensD. Francis Bacon

4. What does tabula rasa mean?

A. Truth from reasonB. Mind as machineC. Natural psycheD. Blank slate

5. Who authored the doctrine of specific nerve energies?

A. Wilhelm WundtB. James BaldwinC. Phillippe PinelD. Johannes Müller

6. Which theory states “reality can only be known through the understanding of the physical world, including the mind”?

A. MaterialismB. FunctionalismC. DeterminismD. Doctrine of specific nerve energies

7. Who of the following was a major player in the major trend of Rationalism.

A. SkinnerB. DescartesC. PavlovD. Mill

8. Who of the following was a major player in the major trend of Materialism?

A. SkinnerB. DescartesC. PavlovD. Mill

9. Donald Hebb argued that behavioral and mental phenomena could be related to brain activity, and was an important proponent of the field of _______.

A. Cognitive psychologyB. Gestalt psychologyC. Humanistic psychologyD. Neurobiology

10. What is empiricism?

A. The philosophical belief that reality consists of mind and matterB. The philosophical view that all knowledge is obtained by reasonC. The philosophical view that all knowledge is obtained through observation and experienceD. A philosophical belief that reality can be known through an understanding of the physical world

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Animism: all animals and all moving objects possess spirits controlling their movements and thoughts.

umm… no.

Rene Descartes “Father of modern philosophy”

• Debunked animism• Reflexes• Rationalism: truth through reason• Dualism: reality consists of mind and matter

Who spoke out against animism?

John Locke

• Empiricism: the pursuit of truth through observation and experience.

• Materialism: reality can be known only through an understanding of the physical world, of which the mind is a part.

Other Important Philosophers:

James Mill

Match the Person…

• Johannes Mueller?

• Pierre Flourens?

• Paul Broca?

• Experimental Ablation

• Doctrine of specific nerve energies

• Localization of speech production

Biological Roots of Psychology

To His Contribution.

Based on determinism: behavior is a result of prior effects

Education and Therapy

Match the Person…

• Edward Thorndike?

• Maria Montessori?

• Phillippe Pinel?

• Ran the first asylum as a theraputic institution

• The law of Effect – stimuli that occur as a consequence of a response can increase or decrease the likelyhood of that organism’s making that response again

• Children are sensitive to different kinds of instruction at specific age ranges

Education and Therapy

To His/Her Contribution.

Where do they belong?

1. Donald Hebb

Neurobiology

Cognition

Behaviorism

Functionalism

Structuralism

2. John Watson

3. Max Wertheimer

5. Ivan Pavlov

4.Charles Darwin

6.Wilhelm Wundt