Question 1

__________ complained that __________ started with behavior, either human behavior or computer behavior, and claimed that understanding human consciousness was just a matter of finding the right "program" for that behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ complained that __________ started with behavior,...

Question 2

The quote below belongs to__________ .
"Since brains do produce minds, and since programs by themselves can't produce minds, it follows that the way the brain does it can't be by simply instantiating a computer program."

Accepted Answer

A)  Gilbert Ryle 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  John Searle 
D)  Paul M. Churchland

Question 3

Functionalism is the view that minds are produced by the relations between parts not particular kinds of material.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Shaffer argues that no amount of research could possibly show that __________ and __________ have the same properties.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Shaffer argues that no amount of research...

Question 5

Epiphenomenalism does not allow for causal interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

__________ is the "immediate" certainty that you feel in the case of your own conscious experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the "immediate" certainty that you...

Question 7

Behaviorism __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  embraces dualism 
B)  rejects dualism 
C)  provisionally accepts dualism 
D)  is another way to talk about dualism

Question 8

In which sense do identity theorists such as J. J. C. Smart and their critics such as Jerome Shaffer mean that "thought" and "brain process" are or are not, identical? Hint: Is it correct to say that the terms water and H₂O are synonyms, or do water and H₂O have different properties (e.g., water is wet, but an H₂O molecule is not wet) and do not, therefore, have the same meaning?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In which sense do identity theorists such...

Question 9

__________ believed that with our increasing knowledge of neurology, our ordinary language about human behavior would be seriously revised.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gilbert Ryle 
B)  Paul Churchland 
C)  Jerome Shaffer 
D)  J.J.C. Smart

Exam 4: Mind and Body

complained that started with behavior, either human behavior or computer behavior, and claimed that understanding human consciousness was just a matter of finding the right "program" for that behavior.

The quote below belongs to__________ . "Since brains do produce minds, and since programs by themselves can't produce minds, it follows that the way the brain does it can't be by simply instantiating a computer program."

Functionalism is the view that minds are produced by the relations between parts not particular kinds of material.

Shaffer argues that no amount of research could possibly show that and have the same properties.

Epiphenomenalism does not allow for causal interaction.

__________ is the "immediate" certainty that you feel in the case of your own conscious experience.

Behaviorism __________.

__________ believed that with our increasing knowledge of neurology, our ordinary language about human behavior would be seriously revised.