Question 1

The libertarian rejects the thesis of universal causation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The determinist says that the activity of deliberation occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  our will is suspended between two causes that pull us in opposite directions. 
B)  our behavior is free from any determining causes at all. 
C)  we are determined to act in one way,but the will freely struggles to act in another way. 
D)  we are determined to act in one way,but our reason struggles to overcome the causes acting on us.

Question 3

The term "folk psychology" is used by the physicalist to

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A)  ridicule the attempt to explain human experience in terms of beliefs,desires,and fears. 
B)  refer to the science of reducing mental events to brain events. 
C)  describe the legitimate science of explaining the growth and functioning of social groups. 
D)  refer to that part of human psychology that is independent of the brain.

Question 4

R.Buckminster Fuller's answer to the question "What's a man?" illustrates the position of

Accepted Answer

A)  physicalism. 
B)  dualism. 
C)  idealism. 
D)  interactionism.

Question 5

Searle maintained that there is a difference between simulating cognition and duplicating it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How would the determinist reply to each of the following criticisms? (a)"When I make a choice,I could have chosen differently." (b)"The fact that I have to deliberate before making a decision proves that I am not determined." (c)"It is impossible to predict another person's behavior."

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The answer of How would the determinist reply to each...

Question 7

According to your text,one of the three arguments used to support libertarianism is the argument from

Accepted Answer

A)  the necessity of universal causation. 
B)  religious experience. 
C)  the compatibility of freedom and determinism. 
D)  deliberation.

Question 8

Discuss Clarence Darrow's defense of Leopold and Loeb.How does his argument indicate that he is not a libertarian? How does his argument indicate that he is not a compatibilist?

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The answer of Discuss Clarence Darrow's defense of Leopold and...

Question 9

Descartes argued that understanding language can be used as a criterion for identifying genuine intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The position that claims we have metaphysical freedom is

Accepted Answer

A)  hard determinism. 
B)  compatibilism. 
C)  incompatibilism. 
D)  libertarianism.

Question 11

Which one of the following is a version of physicalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  dualism 
B)  interactionism 
C)  identity theory 
D)  idealism

Question 12

René Descartes was more certain about the existence of his mind than the existence of his body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The hard determinist and the libertarian both believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  compatibilism is true. 
B)  incompatibilism is true. 
C)  universal causation is true. 
D)  we have moral responsibility.

Question 14

In comparing (1)Gandhi fasting because he wanted to free India and (2)a man starving in the desert,Walter Stace says

Accepted Answer

A)  in both cases the action was caused and,hence,not free. 
B)  in (1)his action was uncaused and free and in (2)it was caused and not free. 
C)  in (1)his action was caused and free and in (2)it was caused and not free. 
D)  in (1)his action was uncaused and not free and in (2)it was caused and not free.

Question 15

In Jeffrey Olen's story about the watch,the people who thought a gremlin caused the watch to move represent mind-body interactionists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hugh Elliot's story of "Tantalus" was meant to illustrate the fact that are thoughts are the product of a nonphysical mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The functionalist denies that mental states are necessarily identical to brain states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to your text,the principle of Ockham's razor lends support to the dualist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

"Multiple realizability" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  people who have many different personalities. 
B)  the claim that there are many different kinds of realities. 
C)  the claim that there are multiple and equally correct views of reality. 
D)  the fact that the same pattern can be embodied in different physical media.

Question 20

The Turing Test is an attempt to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  the level of intelligence of an average human being. 
B)  whether or not a computer has achieved intelligence. 
C)  whether or not a particular mental state is produced by a particular brain state. 
D)  when it is ethical to use computers to make important decisions.

Exam 2: The Search for Ultimate Reality

The libertarian rejects the thesis of universal causation.

The determinist says that the activity of deliberation occurs when

The term "folk psychology" is used by the physicalist to

R.Buckminster Fuller's answer to the question "What's a man?" illustrates the position of

Searle maintained that there is a difference between simulating cognition and duplicating it.

How would the determinist reply to each of the following criticisms? (a)"When I make a choice,I could have chosen differently." (b)"The fact that I have to deliberate before making a decision proves that I am not determined." (c)"It is impossible to predict another person's behavior."

According to your text,one of the three arguments used to support libertarianism is the argument from

Discuss Clarence Darrow's defense of Leopold and Loeb.How does his argument indicate that he is not a libertarian? How does his argument indicate that he is not a compatibilist?

Descartes argued that understanding language can be used as a criterion for identifying genuine intelligence.

The position that claims we have metaphysical freedom is

Which one of the following is a version of physicalism?

René Descartes was more certain about the existence of his mind than the existence of his body.

The hard determinist and the libertarian both believe that

In comparing (1) Gandhi fasting because he wanted to free India and (2) a man starving in the desert,Walter Stace says

In Jeffrey Olen's story about the watch,the people who thought a gremlin caused the watch to move represent mind-body interactionists.

Hugh Elliot's story of "Tantalus" was meant to illustrate the fact that are thoughts are the product of a nonphysical mind.

The functionalist denies that mental states are necessarily identical to brain states.

According to your text,the principle of Ockham's razor lends support to the dualist.

"Multiple realizability" refers to

The Turing Test is an attempt to determine