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Quiz 3: Jaynes’s Theory – Advanced Concepts

Test your knowledge of Julian Jaynes’s theory by taking the advanced concepts the quiz below!

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Quiz 3: Advanced Concepts

Test you knowledge of advanced concepts on Julian Jaynes's theory.
This quiz has 10 questions based on both Jaynes's book and JJS publications.

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As defined by Jaynes, “preconscious hypostases” are

a hypothesis formed by gods and told to individuals

the assumed supernatural cause of behavior

ancient Greek words for physiological responses that developed over time into "mind words"

a hypothesis formed by preconscious individuals

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The “collective cognitive imperative” describes

orders and commands given by gods

the authoritative approach of ancient religious rulers

a set of beliefs held by a community that shapes the behavior of its members

the highly communal atmosphere of bicameral times

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The four components of a metaphor as identified by Jaynes are

metaphier, metonymy, paraphor, paralipsis

metaphier, analogy, vehicle, tenor

metaphier, metaphrand, paraphor, paralipsis

metaphier, metaphrand, paraphier, paraphrand

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Jaynes speculates that during “spirit possession”

the right hemisphere produces articulated speech but this is controlled by the left hemisphere

articulated speech signals a complete return to bicameral mentality

the left hemisphere produces articulated speech but this is controlled by the right hemisphere

articulated speech is shaped by hypnotic trance

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Building on Jaynes's work, other scholars have found significant evidence for the transition from bicameral mentality to consciousness in

Native Americans

East Africans

Papua New Guinea

China and Tibet

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“Aptic structures” describe

Jaynes’s updated term for instincts

the appropriate behavioral patterns expected from the gods

the acceptable social structures of bicameral times

an architectural feature of ancient temples that focused worshipers’ attention

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Over the past two decades, studies in neuroscience have largely

debunked Jaynes's neurological model

discovered the location of consciousness in the brain

confirmed Jaynes's neurological model

discovered the causes of schizophrenia

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Jaynes argues that the ability of some animals to recognize a spot painted on themselves in a mirror

has been "passed" by pigeons and only shows bodily awareness

demonstrates a sense of self

shows consciousness evolved over millions of years

demonstrates self-consciousness

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The “general bicameral paradigm” describes the

the psychological structure behind behaviors of diminished consciousness that are partial bicameral holdovers

religious beliefs of bicameral societies

god-governed societies of the bicameral period

linguistic structure of bicameral mentality

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In Jaynes's book, he uses the word “struction” to mean

how the mind finds solutions; from “instruction” (order) plus “construction” (materials)

a type of structure found in many temples that contained images

a part of the brain that structures and shapes its neurodevelopment

certain features of the social order shaped by bicameral mentality

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