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WorksheetsHistory of Psychology Quiz 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Why study History of Psychology?
I. To avoid repeating mistakes
II. To normalise big names
III. Out of curiosity
IV. To develop perspectives
I & II
I, II, III
I, III, IV
All of the above
Who said this : “Science is what scientists do and there are as many scientific methods as there are individual scientists”?
Karl Popper
Thomas Kuhn
Paul Feyerabend
Wilhelm Wundt
The study of knowledge is called
Empiricism
Rationalism
Epistemology
Science
Which if these Modern Judeo-Christian religious belief have its roots in ancient Greek religion?
God is omniscient, omnipresent and omnibenevolent
Transmigration of the soul
Sabbath is a holy day of rest
The ontological argument for the existence of God
Below are Ancient Greek philosophy schools of thought, except
Stoics
Cynics
Sophists
Rationalists
Based on Popper’s scientific theory, what should scientists aim to achieve?
To develop a scientific theory that will eventually be falsified
To develop a scientific theory that explains phenomena after they have occurred
To develop a scientific theory that can be applied across various problems
To develop a scientific theory that can become a law
Which is the correct sequence for Thomas Kuhn’s scientific stages?
I. Paradigm shift/scientific revolution: Knowledge from an earlier paradigm is no longer relevant, and a new paradigm emerges to solve problems/issues of the old one.
II. Anomaly is identified.
III. Normal science: Paradigm provides problems and tools to solve them, knowledge accumulates.
IV. Pre-paradigmatic.
I, II, III, IV
IV, III, II, I
III, II, I, IV
I, III, IV, II
“We can never fully learn/understand some causes of behaviour because in attempting to observe them we change them.”
This statement applies to which of the following options?
Hard Determinism
Soft Determinism
Indeterminism
Nondeterminism
Psychologists who attempted to explain everything, including mental events, in physical terms are known as:
Monists
Idealist
Materialist
Dualist
According to Socrates, what was the goal of life?
Fame
Happiness
Peace
Knowledge
Which of the following is not considered an aspect of the soul by Plato?
The appetitive part
The spirited part
The rational part
The emotive part
What is the lowest level of the soul?
Plants
Micro-organisms
Children
Animals
Aristotle believed that the body developed before the soul. True or False?
True
False
Which is not one of the Four Causes expounded by Aristotle?
Origin
Motivation
Pattern
End
What is Scholasticism within context of the reconciliation of the Christian faith and reason?
An academic branch of Christianity in medieval Italy founded by St Thomas Aquinas.
Beginning of scientific investigations into the existence of God, leading to the philosophical arguments from the ontological, cosmological and teleological perspectives
A synthesis of Aristotle’s philosophy and Christian theology and showing what implications that synthesis had for living one’s life
An organised education system within the Catholic Church that promoted the advancement of teaching and learning focusing on epistemology
The time after Aristotle, and the development of Christianity, and then Islam, saw the period of called the Dark Ages until the Renaissance Period. Why was this so?
There was little advancement in philosophy, science and theology but there was widespread practice of magic, astrology and forced religious conversion.
There were a lot of migration due to religious warfare and many people were without homes, so they had to live in the dark when it was night.
There was a lot of in-fighting within Christianity, and also in Islam when it was founded centuries later.
The scientists were seen as witches and were burned at the stake or beheaded.
Which Greek philosopher was famous for his Allegory of the Cave?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Hippocrates
“Truth is culturally determined” is a phrase that typically describes the philosophy of the ______________.
Cynics
Stoics
Sophists
Pythagoreans
Who is considered the Father of Medicine?
Alcmaeon
Hippocrates
Galen
Diogenes
An Epicurean’s goal in life is
individual happiness, but not pure hedonism
community happiness, but not pure hedonism
attaining wisdom from complete knowledge of self
having a good life through good food, healthy lifestyle and being highly educated
