Unit 6: The Physical Self

Question 1

Beauty was the primary theme among […], […], and […]

Answer 1

• Ancient Greeks
• Hellenistic
• medieval philosophers

Question 2

The 4 ultimate values among Ancient Greeks

Answer 2

• beauty
• goodness
• truth
• justice

Question 3

In its simplest sense, beauty can be described as […]

Answer 3

happiness

Question 4

The 2 most-debated views about beauty

Answer 4

• objective
• subjective

Question 5

The 3 philosophers who viewed beauty as an objective quality before the 18th century

Answer 5

• St. Augustine
• Plato
• Aristotle

Question 6

[…] asked whether things were beautiful because it gave delight or whether it gave delight because it was beautiful. He believed it to be the latter

Answer 6

St. Augustine

Question 7

[…] connected beauty as a response to love and desire, and asserted that beauty exists in the realm of Forms

Answer 7

Plato

Question 8

[…] asserted that the chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry, and definiteness that can be demonstrated by mathematical sciences

Answer 8

Aristotle

Question 9

The 3 philosophers who viewed beauty as a subjective quality during the 18th century

Answer 9

• David Hume
• Immanuel Kant
• Francis Hutcheson

Question 10

[…] said that “Beauty is no quality in things themselves” and believed that it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them

Answer 10

David Hume

Question 11

[…] said “The judgment of taste is therefore not a judgment of cognition” and believed that beauty is not logical but aesthetical

Answer 11

Immanuel Kant

Question 12

[..] said that “The perception of beauty does depend on the external sense of sight; however, the internal sense of beauty operates as an internal or reflex sense”

Answer 12

Francis Hutcheson

Question 13

Refers to the tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more favorably for their personality traits or characteristics as compared to those who are less attractive

Answer 13

Halo Effect
(aka physical attractiveness stereotype & the what is beautiful is good principle)

Question 14

An error in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or any other mental process that is often a result of holding on to one’s preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information

Answer 14

Cognitive Bias

Question 15

[…] considers beauty as satisfying aesthetic needs

Answer 15

Abraham Maslow

Question 16

In […], applicant selection sometimes suffers cognitive bias

Answer 16

IO Psychology

Question 17

In […], people who are more attractive are more likely to get rich or be voted into politics

Answer 17

Social Psychology

Question 18

In […], our preference for beauty is evident in nature

Answer 18

Evolutionary Psychology

Question 19

[…] has a significant impact on how a person feels about themselves

Answer 19

Culture

Question 20

Defined as how one thinks and feels toward one’s body

Answer 20

Body Image

Question 21

Refers to the aspect of self that can be observed and examined

Answer 21

Physical Self

Question 22

[…] coined the term self-esteem in 1800

Answer 22

William James

Question 23

Refers to how you view your physical body, whether you feel you are attractive and how you feel some other people like your looks

Answer 23

Body Image

Question 24

Defined as the number of successes a person achieves in the domains of life that are important to him or her, divided by the number of failures that occurred in those areas

Answer 24

Self-esteem

Question 25

7 factors that shape self-esteem

Answer 25

• self thoughts and perceptions
• views of other people
• illness, disease, disabilities
• age
• social role and status
• social media
• culture

Question 26

This happens when your looks do not match your beauty standards

Answer 26

Self-image Problem