Levels of Consciousness in Psychology

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According to Socrates, what determines the quality of life?

The number of social connections

The state of inner being (soul/self) (correct)

The level of education attained

The possession of material wealth

What did Plato believe is the most divine aspect of a human being?

Emotions

Intellect

Body

Soul (correct)

What method did Plato identify in his philosophical work?

Logical deduction

Observation

Experimentation

Collection, division, and theory of forms (correct)

According to Socrates, what is the goal of life?

Virtuous character and happiness Signup and view all the answers

According to Augustine, where did he believe the Forms (Theory of Forms) existed?

Within the perfect and eternal God Signup and view all the answers

How did Augustine describe the 'self' in his concept of the soul?

An inner, immaterial 'I' with self-knowledge and self-awareness Signup and view all the answers

What did Augustine emphasize as the true representation of a person?

The immaterial soul Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher is known for the statement 'I think, therefore I am'?

Descartes Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud's Psychoanalytic theory, what is the unconscious primarily considered to be?

A repository for traumatic repressed memories Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the psyche/mind operates based on the 'pleasure principle' according to Freud's Psychoanalytic theory?

ID Signup and view all the answers

What does the PRE-CONSCIOUS/SUBCONSCIOUS level of consciousness in Freud's theory relate to?

Data that can readily be brought to consciousness Signup and view all the answers

What type of memories generally involve some kind of trauma or a deeply distressing event, according to the text?

Repressed memories Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the psyche works out a realistic way of satisfying the id's demands?

Ego Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the super-ego, as mentioned in the text?

To control the id's impulses Signup and view all the answers

According to Paul Churchland's philosophy, what does he believe exists?

Only matter Signup and view all the answers

What concept did Churchland propose as the origin of the sense of 'self'?

Brain itself Signup and view all the answers

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