"Early" Researchers of Imagery (Beginning with Aristotle Until Just Prior

question 39

Multiple Choice

"Early" researchers of imagery (beginning with Aristotle until just prior to the dominance of behaviorism) proposed all of the following ideas EXCEPT

• A) studying images was a way of studying thinking.
• B) images are one of the three basic elements of consciousness.
• C) imagery requires a special mechanism.
• D) thought is impossible without an image.

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any prior learning.

Meat Powder

A powdered form of meat used in experiments, notably in Pavlov's conditioning studies as a stimulus for dogs.

Salivation

The secretion of saliva in the mouth, which is often an involuntary response to the presence or thought of food, preparing the mouth for eating.

Light

Electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye, essential for vision and involved in a variety of biological and psychological effects on humans and other organisms.