Psych101 – Understanding the Self
QUIZ: The Self from Various Perspectives
Lesson 1: Philosophy (Pre-Socratic, Ancient Triumvirate and Psychology)
A. Identification (10 items)
1. The Pre-Socratic philosopher who believed that everything is in constant change.
2. The Pre-Socratic thinker who claimed that reality is made up of atoms and void.
3. The philosopher who emphasized self-knowledge through questioning and dialogue.
4. The ancient philosopher who believed that the soul has three parts.
5. The philosopher who believed that the self is made of body and soul together they are inseparable.
6. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
7. The Pre-Socratic philosopher who believed that water is the fundamental substance of all things.
8. The Pre-Socratic philosopher who believed that the basic element and that change occurs through condensation and rarefaction.
9. The thinker who believed that everything is in constant change, famously stating that one cannot step into the same river twice.
10. The philosopher who argued that reality is unchanging, eternal, and indivisible, and that change is an illusion.
B. True or False (10 items)
Write TRUE if the statement is correct; FALSE if it is incorrect.
1. Pre-Socratic philosophers were mainly concerned with the nature of reality and the universe.
2. Socrates believed that knowledge comes primarily from the senses.
3. Plato believed the body can distract the soul from knowing truth.
4. Aristotle believed that the soul and body are entirely separate substances.
5. Psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes.
6. Aristotle believed that happiness involves living a virtuous life.
7. Humanistic psychology sees humans as passive beings shaped only by society.
8. Socrates believed that an unexamined life is not worth living.
9. Both philosophy and psychology aim to understand the nature of the self.
C. Multiple Choice (10 items)
Choose the correct answer.
1. Which Pre-Socratic philosopher believed in constant change?
A. Parmenides
B. Heraclitus
C. Democritus
D. Thales
2. Socrates believed that wisdom begins with:
A. Observation
B. Doubt
C. Self-knowledge
D. Experience
3. According to Plato, which part of the soul should rule?
A. Appetitive
B. Spirited
C. Emotional
D. Rational
4. Aristotle believed that happiness (eudaimonia) is achieved through:
A. Pleasure
B. Wealth
C. Virtuous activity
D. Power
5. Which psychological approach focuses on free will and self-actualization?
A. Behaviorism
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Humanistic
D. Cognitive
6. Who proposed that behavior is shaped by conditioning?
A. Freud
B. Rogers
C. Skinner
D. Maslow
7. Which thinker is associated with psychoanalysis?
A. Carl Rogers
B. Abraham Maslow
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Ivan Pavlov
8. The Socratic method primarily aims to:
A. Provide answers
B. Encourage memorization
C. Expose contradictions
D. Promote obedience
9. Which perspective sees the self as a rational soul united with the body?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. Democritus
10. Psychology differs from philosophy mainly because psychology:
A. Focuses on religion
B. Uses scientific methods
C. Rejects theory
D. Ignores the self
