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(T or F) On the perspective of Socrates,
there should be a boundary between right or wrong because if not, we won’t know what must be
done and must not be done

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True

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(T or F) To be happy with what we have,
we must follow reasons, not
emotions in decision-making.

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True

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artificial satellites were built and linked the world in Second Modern Information Revolution

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Sergci Korolev

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is the different ways in which we are doing the
things we do to reach our goal

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Golden Mean

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Another theory about the evolution of man that is
based from the Bible

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Creation of Man

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defined as the act or process of using words,
sounds, signs, or behaviors that express
ideas, thoughts, feelings, and exchange
information

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Communication

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Evolution of Man

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Charles Darwin

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He proposed that the sun is in the middle of the universe, and the Earth and other planets revolve around it

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COPERNICAN THEORY - HELIOCENTRISM NICOLAUS

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(T or F) Socrates believed there was an absolute right or
wrong.

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False

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occurs by means of natural selection

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Evolution

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invented a telescope and his findings
supported the theory of Nicolaus Copernicus

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Galileo Galilei

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believed that there is an absolute
right or wrong.

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Socrates

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Around 1980’s

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Third Modern Information Revolution

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(T or F) Sophists developed the art of public speaking and debate

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True

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The fact that the Earth is not the center of the solar system is one of the outcomes of scientific revolution

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Copernican Revolution

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labeled as “knowledge revolution”

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Third Modern Information Revolution

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drives a man to follow the rules and resolve the conflict between the ego and the id.

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Super-ego

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made observations on diversity of organisms, fossils, comparison to South American organisms, comparison among the organisms in the Galapagos Islands and adaptation enabling him to develop his theory of evolution by natural selection

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Charles Robert Darwin

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organisms that survived are more likely reproduce which transfer their characteristics to their offspring

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Competition and selection

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its main goal is to make unconscious conscious

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Psychoanalysis

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he proved the feasibility of radio communications, i.e. sending and receiving of radio signals

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Guglielmo Marconi

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Happened around Mid - 20th century

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Second Modern Information Revolution

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some species produce many offspring but not all of these young will survive

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Overproduction and variation

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(T or F) Using reason and being stable is superior as
it leads to fewer bad times

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True

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He was a critic of the Sophists
Socrates
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Infant achieves gratification through oral activities such as feeding, thumb sucking, and babbling.
Oral (0-2)
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The child learns to realize the differences between males and females and becomes aware of sexuality.
Phallic (3-7)
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is only about the development of communication-related technologies that improved society
Third Modern Information Revolution
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the greatest tool in accessing the World Wide Web
Computer
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(T or F) Darwin’s theory does not only focuses on the evolution of man but also on the Origin of Species.
True
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quantified information and measured it in bits during Second Modern Information Revolution
Claude E. Shannon
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The child learns to respond to some of the demands of society (such as bowel and bladder control).
Anal (2-3)
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Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
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has produced his manuscript on his book describing his theory of heliocentrism.
Nicolaus Copernicus
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(T or F) The importance of their public speaking can be seen today in political debates between candidates.
True
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drives a socially acceptable way to satisfy the demands of id as it operates the conscious and unconscious mind
Ego
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Started by a Phoenician named Zeno who taught that happiness came from the following reason, not emotions.
Stoics
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The growing adolescent shakes off old dependencies and learns to deal maturely with the opposite sex
Genital (11-Adult)
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He wrote over 200 books on philosophy and science. He divided all governments into 3 basic types.
Aristotle
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(T or F) Aristotle believed observation and comparison were necessary to gain knowledge.
True
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(310-230 B.C., Greek) - The first to propose the idea that the Sun was the center of the universe
Aristarchus
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are our primitive desires and wishes that we do not admit consciously.
Unconscious mind
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(T or F) Epicurus taught his students that happiness was the goal in life.
True
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(1473-1543, Polish) - Concluded that the sun and not the earth is the center of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
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His followers are called “Epicureans.”
Epicurus
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(1564- 1642, Italian) - Supported Copernican model of the universe
Galileo Galilei
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is used to describe people who are not greatly affected by joy or grief.
Stoic
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There is no specific proponent because it happens over time
Information Age
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many writers and thinkers began to question their beliefs including the authority of the kings or of the Church, in favor of reason and scientific proof.
The age of enlightenment
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television as one if the best communication tools during Second Modern Information Revolution
Philo Taylor Farnsworth
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person’s development is determined by events in early childhood.
Psychoanalysis
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(1571-1630, German) - Formulated the Three Laws of Planetary Motion
Johannes Kepler
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The child continues his or her development but sexual urges are relatively quiet.
Latency (7-11)
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(T or F) Sophists thought that people should use knowledge to improve themselves.
True
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comprises Eros, the life or survival instinct of man and Thanatos, the death or destructive instinct of man
Id
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one of the most important tools in understanding society
Communication
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During First Modern Information Revolution, he invented telegraph
Samuel Morse
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(384-322 B.C., Greek) - proved that the earth is spherical - Earth was at the center of the universe, i.e., sun, planets and stars were located in sphere that revolved around the earth
Aristotle
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A knowledge involving general truths and general laws that is taken from a systematic study which is concerned with evidence and theories.
Science
60
based on the principles of morality that drive man to become socially responsible and behave in an acceptable manner
Super-ego
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He developed topographical and structural model of the mind to explain the sources of human behavior
Sigmund Freud
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came up with concrete explanation that when different planets revolve around the earth, they are having a retrograde loop.
Claudius Ptolemy
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“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Golden Rule
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(T or F) Our mind consists of our (1) conscious mind, (2) subconscious or pre-conscious mind, and (3) unconscious mind
True
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It reveals to us the years in this era covered from the ancient times to the modern times.
Timeline of western intellectual history
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(190-120 B.C., Greek) - Considered to be the greatest astronomer of ancient times - Measured earth’s distance to the moon - Discovered the wobbling of the earth
Hipparchus
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the environment will not adjust for the organism but rather it is always the organism will change to adapt to the environment
Environmental Change
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is a biologist who was famously known for his works on evolution and the process of natural selection
Charles Robert Darwin
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(T or F) Freud believed human behavior resulted from the interaction of three important part of the personality; the id, ego and superego.
True
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based on the principles of morality that drive man to become socially responsible and behave in an acceptable manner
Super-ego
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(T or F) Epicurean means the love of physical pleasures such as good food and comfortable surroundings.
True
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A means to fulfill a human purpose
Technology
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It was implied in the teachings also from the Bible that the Earth is the center of the universe since the statements of Genesis focuses on God’s creation of different beings.
PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM – GEOCENTRIC MODEL
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(85- 165 A.D., Greek) - Used Hipparchus observations to develop the Ptolemaic System which describes the earth as the center of the universe with sun, moon, planets, and stars revolving around it in a circular orbit
Claudius Ptolemy
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are the experiences or what we see are accessed by means of memory or stored knowledge
Pre-conscious mind
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it is a body of knowledge, it provides information that we can use to make new technology so therefore, every time there exists a new technology, it demands more scientific studies
Science
77
During Second Modern Information Revolution, early generation computers were made available to everyone
Lee DeForest
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Natural Selection
Darwinian Revolution
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comprises Eros, the life or survival instinct of man and Thanatos, the death or destructive instinct of man
Id
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Taught of the idea of the Golden Mean
Aristotle
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focuses on the present state of mind
Conscious mind
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Happened around Mid - 19th century
First Modern Information Revolution
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Information age, according to ____, is divided into three modern information revolution
Alberts and Papp
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His writings helped shaped our consitution
Aristotle
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(T or F) Id has only the conscious level
False
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It started based on his observation during a voyage when he noticed the similarities and differences between species, and he came up with the “Theory of Adaption” where species adapt according to their environment
Darwinian Revolution
87
according to some historians, was the time when computer was made available to ordinary people
Information Age
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are working together to make the life of the people, the society, much easier so, therefore, the society benefits from technology
Technology and Science
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explained how human mind works and cure its mild mental illness
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
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(T or F) Stoics put duty above feelings or emotions.
True
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He patented the first telephone during the first modern information revolution
Alexander Graham Bell

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