AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Greek philosopher believed intelligence grows from our experiences?
A
Aristotle
B
Plato
C
Locke
D
Socrates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Figure 1.3 Early Psychologists. The earliest psychologists were the Greek Philosophers Plato (left) and Aristotle (right). Plato believed that much knowledge was innate, whereas Aristotle thought that each child was born as an “empty slate” and that knowledge was primarily acquired through learning and experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Aristotle, practical intelligence is necessary and sufficient for being a fully virtuous person, i.e., having all the virtues and acting well for its own sake.

Detailed explanation-3: -In his metaphysics, he claims that there must be a separate and unchanging being that is the source of all other beings. In his ethics, he holds that it is only by becoming excellent that one could achieve eudaimonia, a sort of happiness or blessedness that constitutes the best kind of human life.

Detailed explanation-4: -He made pioneering contributions to all fields of philosophy and science, he invented the field of formal logic, and he identified the various scientific disciplines and explored their relationships to each other. Aristotle was also a teacher and founded his own school in Athens, known as the Lyceum.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Greek philosopher who believed that intelligence was inherited was: Aristotle.

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