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Keith and Heather were discussing cosmetic surgery one day. “I’m thinking of having my hippocampus removed,” said Keith. “It’s so tiny, and I just think my brain would look more streamlined without it.” “Yeah…why don’t you look into that,” Heather replied in sarcastic disbelief. Why does Heather think Keith is pursuing a dramatically foolish idea?

Which of the reasons given below is NOT one of the major points in St. Augustine’s City of God?

 A 20th century psychologist who promoted the belief that we are “driven by unconscious desires and motives was

In considering the context for the ideas of St. Augustine, we found that he converted to Christianity in early adulthood and became a major influence on Western Christianity and Ethics.  Of the descriptions given below which one WAS NOT a part of the context for his ideas?

In Module 2 we considered Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”  In the video we viewed we saw that prisoners who had been chained in a cave from an early age had no understanding of the reality of the outside world and could not understand it even when a former prisoner who had been freed returned to the cave to tell them about it.  Which branch of philosophy is represented by the prisoners’ limited understanding and would be concerned with the limits of knowledge?

Which of the medieval thinkers developed a two sided system of ethics with REASON leading to internal peace and happiness here and FAITH leading to salvation and eternal happiness? 

In module 2 you looked at a short video clip of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”  In this short clip, we see that Plato concludes that just because one has not experienced the true reality, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.  The question address is “What is reality?”  Which of the branches of philosophy would ask this question.

15. As Keiko walked through a dark alley late at night, she heard a bottle break, a weird wheezing noise, and something rustling behind a dumpster. Her heart beat faster, she started to sweat, and she began to breathe more deeply. These physiological reactions were produced by Keiko’s __________ nervous system.  

In a study in which college students are given herbal memory supplements to see if this will improve their scores in their psychology course, what is the independent variable?

 Which of the following statements DOES NOT accurately describe the classical era of ethics?