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Who were some of the first recorded formal thinkers on the topic of psychology?
Who were some of the first recorded formal thinkers on the topic of psychology?
- Hippocrates and Euclid
- Socrates and Pythagoras
- Cicero and Seneca
- Plato and Aristotle (correct)
Which term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind?
Which term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind?
- Cogito ergo sum
- Carpe diem
- Veni, vidi, vici
- Tabula rasa (correct)
Who was one of the first to explain psychological disorders as illnesses?
Who was one of the first to explain psychological disorders as illnesses?
- Al-Farabi
- Ali ibn al-abbas al Majusi (correct)
- Avicenna
- Ibn Khaldun
What did the word 'psychology' originally mean?
What did the word 'psychology' originally mean?
Before the mid 19th century, which disciplines were considered superior to the study of psychology?
Before the mid 19th century, which disciplines were considered superior to the study of psychology?
Who was one of the first philosophers to formally think about the nature of thought, sensation, and imagination?
Who was one of the first philosophers to formally think about the nature of thought, sensation, and imagination?
Who was the Persian physician who documented efforts to explain psychological disorders as illnesses during the 10th century?
Who was the Persian physician who documented efforts to explain psychological disorders as illnesses during the 10th century?
What term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind as a place of potential experience to write upon?
What term did Aristotle introduce to describe the mind as a place of potential experience to write upon?
What did the Persian physician Haly Abbas write during the 10th century that described the neuroanatomy of the brain and discussed mental illnesses and their treatments?
What did the Persian physician Haly Abbas write during the 10th century that described the neuroanatomy of the brain and discussed mental illnesses and their treatments?
What philosophical tradition is the scientific method rooted in, according to the text?
What philosophical tradition is the scientific method rooted in, according to the text?
