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3. Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Behavior refers to:
A) perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings.
B) explanations.
C) urges.
D) observable actions of humans and nonhuman animals.
4. _____ refers to the private inner experience of perception, thoughts, memories, and
feelings.
A) Mind
B) Dualism
C) Behavior
D) Empiricism
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7. Which statement is compatible with modern psychological science?
A) The scientific method cannot be applied to the study of thinking and emotion.
B) Thoughts, feelings, and behavior arise from electrical and chemical events in the
brain.
C) Psychologists should confine their analyses to the study of observable behavior.
D) Mental processes are the only subject matter worthy of study in psychology.
8. The early roots of psychology are firmly planted in physiology and in:
A) anatomy.
B) logic.
C) dualism.
D) philosophy.
9. Among the first to struggle with how the mind works were the:
A) Greek philosophers.
B) dualists led by Descartes.
C) 18th-century phrenologists.
D) 18th-century German physiologists.
10. Some early philosophers believed that certain kinds of knowledge were innate or inborn,
a theory known as:
A) functionalism.
B) nativism.
C) philosophical empiricism.
D) structuralism.
11. The older position of nativism is reflected in psychological views that emphasize the
effect of _____ on behavior.
A) nurture
B) intuition
C) schemas
D) nature
12. Which early philosopher was interested in certain kinds of knowledge as being innate or
inborn?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Descartes
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13. Which early philosopher advocated the philosophical view of nativism?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Aristotle
D) Descartes
16. Some early philosophers believed that all knowledge was acquired through experience,
an idea now known as:
A) functionalism.
B) philosophical empiricism.
C) structuralism.
D) nativism.
18. The notion that the mind at birth is a tabula rasa is consistent with the views of:
A) Plato.
B) Descartes.
C) Aristotle.
D) Gall.
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