Philosophy of Perception and Associationism Quiz

Which of the following is considered a Secondary Quality?

What psychological theory considers association to be the fundamental principle of mental life?

Locke believed that ideas succeeding each other due to natural or rational reasons represent what kind of knowledge?

Which philosopher emphasized the importance of Nurture over Nature for character development?

Locke encouraged parents to increase stress tolerance in children through exposure to which environment?

Locke's philosophy did not demonstrate strong support for which psychological theory despite being associated with it?

What did David Hume study at the University of Edinburgh?

Which philosopher believed that objects we name are aggregates of sensations?

What did Descartes believe was responsible for distance perception?

What concept did David Hume introduce into moral subjects?

Why did the text mention that a person born blind would not be able to distinguish between a cube and a triangle?

What did David Hume write that aimed to introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects?

What did Berkeley argue about the assumption of matter?

What did Berkeley refer to as primary qualities?

How did Berkeley believe reality to be?

What did Berkeley deny about the external world?

How did Berkeley view the laws of nature?

What did Berkeley suggest about the ideas we experience in God's mind?

What is the main sensory ability of the Sentient Statue described in the text?

Why would the Sentient Statue not feel happy or sad with only a good or bad smell?

What does the text suggest surprise comes from?

How are sensations remembered according to the text?

What does the text propose happens when things being recalled are in a different order?

How does the text describe the mental focus of the Sentient Statue?

Who founded the first journal for psychology?

What are the three components of the mind explained by the laws of association?

Which principle connects actions, sensations, and feelings occurring together or in close succession?

What did Alexander Bain supplement the law of contiguity with?

According to Alexander Bain, what can the mind do with connections that had not been paired before?

Which associative principle states that similar things that happened at different times could be paired together by the brain?

What distinguished Thomas Hobbes as an empiricist, according to the text?

What concept did Thomas Hobbes adopt from Galileo in understanding humans?

Why did Thomas Hobbes find democracy dangerous according to the text?

What was Thomas Hobbes' primary interest, as mentioned in the text?

Why did Thomas Hobbes have issues with Baconian's inductive method?

How did Thomas Hobbes believe humans could be understood, based on the text?

Who is considered to be the first true psychologist according to the text?

Which concept did John Stuart Mill prioritize over physical pleasures like good food in his version of Utilitarianism?

What was the focus of the ethology that re-emerged in France as mentioned in the text?

Which reform did the author of 'The Subjection of Women' advocate for?

What did John Stuart Mill believe psychology would help set straight?

Why did Alexander Bain receive a university education despite being poor?

What concept did Jeremy Bentham introduce to society as a whole?

According to Jeremy Bentham, what was the best government?

What did Jeremy Bentham's analysis provide a comprehensive summary of?

What did Jeremy Bentham view as the basis for almost all modern approaches to ethics?

What did Jeremy Bentham believe about the mind's creative abilities?

What was Jeremy Bentham's goal in providing details that were lacking in Hartley's account?

What did August Comte believe about the role of science in society?

What concept best describes August Comte's belief that knowledge can only be acquired through empirical observation?

What distinguishes primary laws from secondary laws in psychology?

According to August Comte, how do societies and individuals progress through different stages of understanding?

Why is psychology considered an inexact science according to the text?

What did August Comte consider as essential for a scientific statement according to his positivist views?

What concept did J.S. Mills propose to study in Ethology?

How does an inexact science differ from an exact science?

In Comte's Law of Three Stages, what characterizes the final scientific stage of societal development?

What was the primary focus of J.S. Mills' proposed science of Ethology?

What was August Comte's primary objective in introducing his religion of humanity, as mentioned in the text?

Why is psychology considered more inexact compared to a field like mathematics?