PSYCH 101 FINAL EXAM

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The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially in an academic discipline.

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Philosophy

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Who is the philosopher who believes in this-" the body – dies on earth; soul lives eternally in spiritual bliss with God”?

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St. Augustine

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Which is St. Thomas Aquinas' concept of self?

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The soul is what makes us humans.

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Complete this statement- "I think, ..... " (Rene Descartes)

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therefore I am, therefore am I

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Work on the self is most represented by the concept of tabula rasa (blank slate).

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John Locke

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Known for his work on human nature and the unconscious; consciousness has different levels; man has 3 aspects of personality. Who is this philosopher?

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Sigmund Freud, Freud

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The people and places in your life are your...?

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Environment

Answer explanation

Character, Heredity, and Esteem are within oneself. But Environment is one of the factors that impacted the growth of oneself socially. So the people and places that you belonged to is your environment.

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Having self-awareness means that:

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Know what you are feeling when you are feeling it.

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Self-awareness is the ability to focus on yourself and how your actions, thoughts, or emotions do or don't align with your internal standards.

Choices B and C deal with self-image while D is near to self-awareness but

option A knowing what you feel is the definite description of self-awareness.

As self-awareness involved the awareness of a person's self-image and Self-image is the personal view, or mental picture, that we have of ourselves. Self-image is an “internal dictionary” that describes the characteristics of the self, including such things as intelligent, beautiful, ugly, talented, selfish, and kind.

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The behavior that we show, emotions and actions are the reflection of our mind and as such is the manifestation of who we are. This is according to...

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Gilbert Ryle

Answer explanation

Gilbert Ryle focused on the behavior that the self is the way people behave. The self is basically our behavior.

Paul Churchland focused on materialism that belief is nothing but matter exist.

Maurice Ponty focused on the ways in which our embodiment is central to our consciousness and self.

While Kant believed inner and an outer self which together form our consciousness.

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Which of the following is not included in the most prevailing issues on self? A. Self vs. Identity, C. Nature vs. Nurture, Dimensionalities of the self/identity

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Social factor

Answer explanation

If we look at the choices, option A, C, and D focused exclusively on self. While Social factor is the focused on the outside activity of self.

These are the most prevailing issues on self (1) how it is that one distinguishes oneself from others, as the object of a self-attribution; (2) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of the material or non-material nature of the self; (3) whether self-awareness yields a grasp of one’s personal identity over time; and (4) what sort of self-understanding is required for rational or free agency.