Review Questions
1. Why was the defecating duck such a sensation in Paris in 1739? What did it have to do with the development of the new psychology?
2. Explain the concept of mechanism. How did it come to be applied to human beings?
3. How did the development of clocks and automata relate to the ideas of determinism and reductionism?
4. Why were clocks considered to be models for the physical universe?
5. What were the implications of Babbage's calculating engine for the new psychology? Describe the contribution of Ada Lovelace to Babbage's work.
6. Define positivism. What contribution does it make to the new psychology?
7. Describe Locke and his concepts of simple and complex ideas.
8. What is the mind association? How is the mind like a?
9. How did Berkeley distinguish between primary and secondary qualities? What did he mean by "perception is"?
10. Compare the views of James Mill and John Stuart Mill on psychology.
11. Contrast innate ideas and derived ideas. Which view had a greater impact on psychology?