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History of Psychology Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why study History of Psychology?


I. To avoid repeating mistakes


II. To normalise big names


III. Out of curiosity


IV. To develop perspectives

a)

I & II

b)

I, II, III

c)

I, III, IV

d)

All of the above

2.

Who said this : “Science is what scientists do and there are as many scientific methods as there are individual scientists”?

a)

Karl Popper

b)

Thomas Kuhn

c)

Paul Feyerabend

d)

Wilhelm Wundt

3.

The study of knowledge is called

a)

Empiricism

b)

Rationalism

c)

Epistemology

d)

Science

4.

Which if these Modern Judeo-Christian religious belief have its roots in ancient Greek religion?

a)

God is omniscient, omnipresent and omnibenevolent

b)

Transmigration of the soul

c)

Sabbath is a holy day of rest

d)

The ontological argument for the existence of God

5.

Below are Ancient Greek philosophy schools of thought, except

a)

Stoics

b)

Cynics

c)

Sophists

d)

Rationalists

6.

Based on Popper’s scientific theory, what should scientists aim to achieve?

a)

To develop a scientific theory that will eventually be falsified

b)

To develop a scientific theory that explains phenomena after they have occurred

c)

To develop a scientific theory that can be applied across various problems

d)

To develop a scientific theory that can become a law

7.

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.

a)

I, II, III, IV

b)

IV, III, II, I

c)

III, II, I, IV

d)

I, III, IV, II

8.

“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?

a)

Hard Determinism

b)

Soft Determinism

c)

Indeterminism

d)

Nondeterminism

9.

Psychologists who attempted to explain everything, including mental events, in physical terms are known as:

a)

Monists

b)

Idealist

c)

Materialist

d)

Dualist

10.

According to Socrates, what was the goal of life?

a)

Fame

b)

Happiness

c)

Peace

d)

Knowledge

11.

Which of the following is not considered an aspect of the soul by Plato?

a)

The appetitive part

b)

The spirited part

c)

The rational part

d)

The emotive part

12.

What is the lowest level of the soul?

a)

Plants

b)

Micro-organisms

c)

Children

d)

Animals

13.

Aristotle believed that the body developed before the soul. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which is not one of the Four Causes expounded by Aristotle?

a)

Origin

b)

Motivation

c)

Pattern

d)

End

15.

What is Scholasticism within context of the reconciliation of the Christian faith and reason?

a)

An academic branch of Christianity in medieval Italy founded by St Thomas Aquinas.

b)

Beginning of scientific investigations into the existence of God, leading to the philosophical arguments from the ontological, cosmological and teleological perspectives

c)

A synthesis of Aristotle’s philosophy and Christian theology and showing what implications that synthesis had for living one’s life

d)

An organised education system within the Catholic Church that promoted the advancement of teaching and learning focusing on epistemology

16.

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?

a)

There was little advancement in philosophy, science and theology but there was widespread practice of magic, astrology and forced religious conversion.

b)

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.

c)

There was a lot of in-fighting within Christianity, and also in Islam when it was founded centuries later.

d)

The scientists were seen as witches and were burned at the stake or beheaded.

17.

Which Greek philosopher was famous for his Allegory of the Cave?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

d)

Hippocrates

18.

“Truth is culturally determined” is a phrase that typically describes the philosophy of the ______________.

a)

Cynics

b)

Stoics

c)

Sophists

d)

Pythagoreans

19.

Who is considered the Father of Medicine?

a)

Alcmaeon

b)

Hippocrates

c)

Galen

d)

Diogenes

20.

An Epicurean’s goal in life is

a)

individual happiness, but not pure hedonism

b)

community happiness, but not pure hedonism

c)

attaining wisdom from complete knowledge of self

d)

having a good life through good food, healthy lifestyle and being highly educated