2 assignments and 2 quizes

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1. Assignment

Dear Diary

Let us assume that Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, and Hume kept daily diaries of their thoughts. Choose one of the ancient Greek philosophers (Socrates, Plato, or Aristotle) and one of the modern European philosophers or protopsychologists (Descartes, Locke, or Hume). Write a diary entry (1–2 page maximum) from each of these gentlemen that discusses a central theme in their respective beliefs. Be creative, but stay factual.

Make sure that you evaluate the points of view or central themes you have identified for each of the two philosophers you have chosen. Include material that illustrates the culture and time period in which they lived. Analyze the influences of social and cultural conditions on the philosophers. Describe how the different perspectives from the different time periods led to distinctive beliefs about social issues.

You do not need an index or abstract for this paper. Use the APA Style Paper Template linked in the Resources.

2.ASSIGNMENT

Race and IQ

After carefully reading the article you chose in u03s2, prepare a 3–5 page paper about the controversy that began when Arthur Jensen published an article about racial differences in intelligence. Present both sides of the argument, then analyze which side has the stronger position. Find at least one other scholarly article from the Capella University Library to support your argument.

In your paper:

  1. Describe what factors that intelligence tests measure.
  2. Explain the differences indicated when the terms “nature versus nurture” are used.
  3. Analyze the controversy over using the same intelligence test to compare different cultural groups, and support your analysis with information from professional and scholarly sources.


3. QUIZ #1


QUESTION 1

  1. The point at which a person can reliably discriminate between two stimuli is called the:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 2

  1. The precursor field to scientific psychology that measured the relationships between physical stimuli and the psychological response to those stimuli was called:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 3

  1. What is the name of the auditory theory which proposed that sound perception was the result of a matching of the firing rate of impulses from the basilar membrane with the frequency of the incoming sound?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 4

  1. The just noticeable difference (or jnd) in frequency for a series of low tones might be quite different from the jnd for a series of high tones. Yet Fechner realized that difference is:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 5

  1. A psychophysical method to determine the absolute threshold is the method of:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 6

  1. The new science of psychology’s battle for scientific respectability was partially undermined by a famous psychologist who showed a strong interest in the pseudosciences. Who was he?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 7

  1. The new science of psychology was established in universities as part of existing departments of philosophy. The philosophical psychology in these departments was known as:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 8

  1. According to John Locke, all knowledge comes from two sources:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 9

  1. The color theory that proposed the existence of three different kinds of nerves in the retina, sensitive to red, green, and blue, was proposed by:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 10

  1. Johannes Müller discovered that regardless of the nature of stimulation, visual nerves carry only visual information, auditory nerves carry only auditory information, etc. This discovery is known as the:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 11

  1. Scottish faculty psychology emphasized the importance of:
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    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 12

  1. Locke’s concept of tabula rasa or the mind as a blank slate:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 13

  1. When phrenological exams revealed negative qualities in an individual, the phrenologist would:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 14

  1. The pseudoscience that evaluated a person’s personality and abilities based on facial features is:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 15

  1. Assessing personality and ability by measuring the bumps and indentations of a person’s head defined the pseudoscience known as:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 16

  1. It is suggested that mesmerism could be described as the beginnings of _________________ in America.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 17

  1. The principal activity of spiritualists in their séances was to:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 18

  1. Working independently, Bell and Magendie discovered that:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 19

  1. Jean-Baptiste and Simon Ernest Aubertin were early advocates for:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 20

  1. Recognition that the brain is the seat of intelligence is attributed to:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

4. QUIZ #2


QUESTION 1

  1. Wundt studied the speed of mental events using a procedure known as:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 2

  1. According to Wundt, the process that brings some part of conscious experience into maximal clarity is:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 3

  1. For Wundt, the distinction between the natural sciences and psychology, was that the former investigated ___________________, whereas the latter investigated ___________________.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 4

  1. Wundt’s first American doctoral student in psychology was:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 5

  1. Wundt studied consciousness using a method that is greatly similar to the experimental method used in modern psychology. What was this method called?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 6

  1. Calkins’ philosophy of psychology argued that the science of psychology should be about the study of:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 7

  1. According to James, what process aided our making sense of a world filled with too many stimuli?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 8

  1. James wrote that the key force in the maintenance of social order is:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 9

  1. Many of the psychology laboratories founded in North America at the end of the nineteenth century were established by individuals who had trained with what two psychologists?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 10

  1. James’s student, Mary Whiton Calkins, invented the paired associates method for use in her studies of:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 11

  1. Titchener relied almost exclusively on a single research method. What was it?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 12

  1. According to Titchener, functionalism was not science but instead was:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 13

  1. When training his students to use introspection as a research method, Titchener cautioned them not to confuse what was being observed with the basic elements of that stimulus. He referred to this mistake as the:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 14

  1. According to Titchener, the final task of a science of psychology was to make connections between the elements of consciousness and their:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 15

  1. According to Titchener, affections (feelings) can be described in terms of:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 16

  1. Mental asylums, often called “insane asylums” or “lunatic asylums,” first appeared in the United States in the:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 points

QUESTION 17

  1. Witmer’s team approach to clinical psychology typically used a psychologist in conjunction with a:
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.

5 p

 
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