Chapter 6 Practice Quiz Flashcards
What is Baruch Spinoza’s view on the nature of God?
God is present everywhere and in everything
God is an anthropomorphic being
God does not exist
God is separate from nature
God is present everywhere and in everything
According to Spinoza, what is the relationship between mind and body?
They are separate entities
They are two aspects of the same substance
The mind controls the body
The body controls the mind
They are two aspects of the same substance
What is Spinoza’s view on free will?
Free will exists and humans have control over their actions
Free will does not exist and human behavior is determined by nature’s laws
Free will is determined by external factors
Free will is an illusion
Free will does not exist and human behavior is determined by nature’s laws
According to Spinoza, what are the fundamental emotions governing human behavior?
Love and hate
Joy and sadness
Pleasure and pain
Hope and fear
Pleasure and pain
How did Spinoza’s philosophy influence the development of psychology?
He emphasized the importance of clear ideas in generating pleasure
He denied the existence of free will
His ideas resonated with key concepts in psychoanalysis
All of the above
All of the above
What aspect of Locke’s philosophy did Leibniz disagree with?
The mind as a blank slate
The existence of innate ideas
The concept of monads
The mind-body relationship
The mind as a blank slate
What are monads according to Leibniz?
Indivisible and self-sufficient units of existence
Innate ideas in the mind
Conscious and unconscious perceptions
Mirrored relationship between mind and body
Indivisible and self-sufficient units of existence
What is Leibniz’s view on the mind-body relationship?
Mind and body function in harmony as pre-established by God
Mind and body are separate entities
External events cause mental states
Consciousness exists on a continuum
Mind and body function in harmony as pre-established by God
What are petites perceptions according to Leibniz?
Unconscious perceptions that accumulate to form conscious awareness
Innate ideas in the mind
Indivisible and self-sufficient units of existence
Mirrored relationship between mind and body
Unconscious perceptions that accumulate to form conscious awareness
Who was Thomas Reid?
A Scottish philosopher
An English mathematician
A French painter
An Italian composer
A Scottish philosopher
What did Thomas Reid oppose?
Skepticism
Empiricism
Rationalism
Idealism
Skepticism
What did Thomas Reid argue about the existence of the physical world?
It is uncertain
It is a product of our senses
It is evident and universally accepted
It is an illusion
It is evident and universally accepted
According to Thomas Reid, what is the basis of our trust in our senses?
Rationalization
Association of ideas
Innate common sense
Empirical evidence
Innate common sense
What is Thomas Reid’s view on direct realism?
Our experiences are the result of combining isolated sensations
Our perceptions reflect the world directly
Our senses provide unreliable information
Our minds actively rationalize our experiences
Our perceptions reflect the world directly
How did Thomas Reid view mental faculties?
As isolated and independent
As passive and inactive
As unified and cooperative
As irrelevant to human behavior
As unified and cooperative
