Discussion Board Questions

Question 1

In psychology it is regularly emphasized that we cannot infer causality from correlation alone. This can clearly be traced back to the ideas of:

Answer 1

David Hume

Question 2

An important objection of Auguste Comte to introspection as a scientific method, was that:

Answer 2

in introspection there is no distinction between the observer and the observed

Question 3

Which is not a dominating school of thought in the 20th century, influencing the establishment of modern psychology?

Answer 3

structuralism

Question 4

Which philosopher disagreed with the idea of “birthrights”?

Answer 4

As of ChatGPT: Hume (apparently he saw it as a social construct and now inherit to humans- in opposition to Locke)

Question 5

People are able to use tools in their daily life and find alternative functions for them, however, they do not understand the underlying mechanisms and have to contact a specialist if their tool stops working. Which type of knowledge best describes this phenomenon?

Answer 5

Recipe knowledge

Question 6

In his book “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), William James presents detailed descriptions of human mental activity, elaborating on the concepts of stream of thought, consciousness, time perception, memory, imagination, and more. James examines contrasting interpretations of these phenomena and focuses on in-depth description and induction, rather than using targeted manipulation to test his theory.

In Francis Bacon’s words, this approach could be considered a:

Answer 6

Natural History

Question 7

What kind of knowledge does Aristotle distinguish?

Answer 7

Productive, practical and theo

Question 8

By whom are humans represented in the allegory of Plato’s Cave?

Answer 8

The chained prisoners