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Chapter 1
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1. Which of the following would not be
... [Show More] studied by a Cognitive Psychologist?
a. whether people can pay attention to multiple stimuli at once without losing accuracy
b. if advertising using animation is more memorable than advertising using no animation
c. whether a group of people present affect how much is given to charity
d. if the reading speed of college graduates differs from that of high school graduates
ANS: c
2. The combination of rational with empirical methods so as to get the “best of both worlds”
represents, in dialectical terms, a(n)
a. thesis.
b. antithesis.
c. synthesis.
d. antisynthesis.
ANS: c
3. Part of dialectic thinking is when a statement of belief is proposed. This statement would be
called the .
a. antithesis
b. synthesis
c. thesis
d. pragmatics
ANS: c
4. This part of dialectic thinking is when a counterstatement to previous beliefs emerges. This
counterstatement would be called the .
a. antithesis
b. synthesis
c. thesis
d. pragmatics
ANS: a
5. The philosopher who advanced the notion of a dialectic was .
a. Plato
b. Hegel
c. Descartes
d. Aristotle
ANS: b
6. A rationalist
a. uses logical analysis to understand the world and people’s relations to it.
b. is a follower of Aristotle’s empiricist philosophy.
c. supports the idea of monism.
d. believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation.
ANS: a
7. Rationalism is to as empiricism is to .
a. empirical evidence; theory
b. theory; empirical evidence
c. manipulation; measure
d. hypothesis; theory
ANS: b
8. This particular approach emphasizes logical analysis as the means to acquiring new
knowledge.
a. Tabula rasa
b. Synthesis
c. Rationalist
d. Empiricist
ANS: c
9. An empiricist
a. believes that knowledge is acquired through experience and observation.
b. is a follower of Plato’s rationalist philosophy.
c. supports the idea of mind-body dualism.
d. believes that the mind and the body are separate entities.
ANS: a
10. This particular approach emphasizes empirical evidence as the means to acquiring new
knowledge.
a. Rationalist
b. Monist
c. Empiricist
d. Nativist
ANS: c [Show Less]