Question 1

Freud claims that the "it" acts in accordance with the .

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Freud's "it" (or "id") operates based on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification of desires and needs.

Question 2

In order to explain why psychoanalytic treatment takes so long, Freud uses the metaphor of .

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Freud uses the metaphor of an army overcoming the enemy's resistance to explain the lengthy process of psychoanalytic treatment, as it involves gradually overcoming the patient's psychological defenses.

Question 3

According to Mead, the self .

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The self is essentially a social structure because it is developed through interaction with others.

Question 4

Mead is best classified as .

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George Herbert Mead is best classified as an evolutionary behaviorist, as he focused on the development of the self and social behavior through interaction and communication, influenced by evolutionary principles.

Question 5

Skinner is best classified as .

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Skinner is best classified as a behaviorist because he focused on observable behaviors and their relationship with the environment, emphasizing reinforcement and punishment as key components of learning.

Question 6

The character in Walden Two who states and defends Skinner's position is .

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Frazier is the character in "Walden Two" who articulates and defends B.F. Skinner's ideas about behaviorism and the design of the utopian community.

Question 7

Which of the following moods is not discussed by Sartre in the text? .

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Sartre discusses despair, forlornness, and anguish as key existential moods, but not jealousy.

Question 8

Sartre refers to the position that he is defending as .

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Sartre is known for advocating atheistic existentialism, which emphasizes individual freedom and responsibility in a universe without inherent meaning or divine guidance.

Question 9

De Beauvoir's term for the human ability to choose one's own goals and projects is .

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De Beauvoir uses the term "transcendence" to describe the human capacity to go beyond given situations and choose one's own goals and projects.

Question 10

According to de Beauvoir, women have been traditionally relegated to the role of the .

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Simone de Beauvoir argued that women have been historically positioned as the "other" in a male-dominated society, meaning they are seen as secondary or different from the male norm.

Question 11

Zack's mother was .

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Zack's mother was Jewish.

Question 12

According to Zack, self-emancipation is a social activity that begins with .

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Zack suggests that self-emancipation starts with a positive self-valuation, implying that individuals must first see themselves in a positive light to begin the process of freeing themselves socially.

Question 13

Carefully explain the views on the nature of the self that are presented in "A Dialogue with Death." How do these views compare with/differ from your own beliefs about the nature of the self?

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Question 14

What is the principal question that Nachiketas asks Death in "A Dialogue with Death?" How does Death answer this question? Do you find this answer acceptable? Why or why not?

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Question 15

What are the essential differences between Locke's views on the nature of self-identity and the views presented in "A Dialogue with Death?" What, if anything, do the two positions have in common?

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Question 16

Carefully explain the factors that, according to Locke, would allow us to ascribe identity to a person. How does being the same person differ from being the same man (or woman)? Do you think that it makes sense to distinguish being the same person from being the same man (or woman)? Why or why not?

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Question 17

Compare and contrast the Buddhist conception of the nature of the self with the views of Locke. Which of these conceptions more closely resembles the Hindu conception of the nature of the self? Defend your answer.

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Question 18

Describe two of the analogies that Nagasena uses in "The Questions of King Milinda on the Self." What are these analogies intended to show? Do you find these analogies convincing? Why or why not?

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Question 19

Compare and contrast Hume's views on the nature of the self with the views of the Buddhist monk Nagasena. What does each of them say about the possibility of human immortality? Do you agree with either of these positions? If so, which one and why? If not, why not?

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Question 20

Carefully explain Hume's reasoning for rejecting belief in self-identity and the identity of external objects. Then construct the best argument that you can to try to convince Hume that he is mistaken in rejecting these beliefs.

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Quiz 1: Self, Mind, and Body