Psych 1 Chapter 1 Quiz (Extended)

What is the scientific study of the mind and behavior called?

• Philosophy

• Psychology

• Sociology

• Anthropology

Which philosopher argued for dualism of mind and body?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Sigmund Freud

• Rene Descartes

• John Locke

What does the mind encompass according to the learning material?

• Observable reactions

• Private inner experience

• Physical actions

• External behaviors

Who argued that the mind is what the brain does?

• Rene Descartes

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Immanuel Kant

What is philosophical materialism?

• The belief that mind and body are separate

• The idea that all mental phenomena are reducible to something physical

• The study of observable reactions

• The scientific study of the mind and behavior

Who argued that perceptions of the world are like photographs?

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

Which philosopher suggested that Locke's theory was too simplistic?

• John Locke

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Immanuel Kant

• William James

According to Immanuel Kant, what guides your perception?

• Experience

• Expectations

• Sensory organs

• Photographs

What does philosophical empiricism, as proposed by Locke, state about knowledge?

• All knowledge is innate

• All knowledge is acquired through experience

• Knowledge is hardwired into our brains

• Knowledge is a result of introspection

Who is known as the "Father of Psychology" and opened the first psychological laboratory?

• John Locke

• Immanuel Kant

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James