G-PSYC101 Midterm Examinations #1

According to Aquinas, what is the primary function of the human soul in relation to the body?

How did Plato describe the soul's characteristics in relation to immortality?

• Complex and changing

• Material and divisible

• Simple and incomposite

• Mortal and temporary

What concept did Plato introduce regarding learning in his dialogue Meno?

• Absorption of new knowledge through experience.

• Recollection of innate knowledge from a previous life.

• Acquisition of skills through practice and repetition.

• Inheritance of knowledge from parents or teachers.

How did Heraclitus view the self in relation to the dynamic process?

• Static and unchanging

• Part of the dynamic and ever-changing process

• Immortal and eternal

• Bound to a specific body

How does Aristotle view individuals in terms of their characteristics and potentialities?

• As identical entities with no uniqueness

• As distinct entities with unique characteristics and potentialities

• As irrelevant to his philosophy

• As interchangeable with other beings

Which dialogue by Plato introduces the idea that learning is recollection?

• Phaedo

• Phaedrus

• Republic

• Meno

According to Plato, what is the nature of the self?

• Mortal

• Rational

• Emotional

• Both rational and immortal

How did Plato explain the capacity for understanding Forms in individuals according to Meno?

• Inherited from parents.

• Acquired through experience.

• Recollection from a previous life.

• Taught by teachers.

How did Plato view individuality compared to universality in human nature?

• Individuality makes us human, universality makes us unique.

• Individuality varies, universality remains constant.

• Individuality reflects eternal truths, universality reflects temporary aspects.

• Individuality is universal, universality is individualized.

According to Plato's affinity argument for immortality, what characteristics does the soul share with Forms?

• Temporal nature that changes over time.

• Physical composition that can be divided or destroyed.

• Eternal, constant, indivisible qualities that resemble Forms' characteristics.

• Harmonious balance between rationality and emotion within the soul.