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1
According to Descartes, machines will never be able to
A)act like we do.
B)talk like we do.
C)walk like we do.
D)look like we do.
2
Which of the following do Cartesian dualists reject?
A)that minds and bodies exist
B)that minds and bodies can exist independently of each other
C)that minds exist in time
D)that minds exist in space
3
According to Descartes, knowledge is
A)power.
B)unattainable.
C)certain.
D)fleeting.
4
Descartes uses the method of doubt to cast doubt on
A)the existence of the external world.
B)the existence of God.
C)the existence of dreams.
D)the existence of demons.
5
For Descartes, cogito ergo sum is
A)a proof for the existence of God.
B)an indubitable truth.
C)an obvious falsehood.
D)a way to make money.
6
Empiricism is the epistemological theory that the only source of knowledge about the external world is
A)reason.
B)intuition.
C)logic.
D)sense experience.
7
Logical behaviorism seems an inadequate theory of mind because
A)there are no behavioral dispositions.
B)having the right behavioral dispositions isn't sufficient for being in a mental state.
C)mental states have no qualitative content.
D)behavioral dispositions are dependent on the brain.
8
The identity theory says that mental states are
A)brain states.
B)behavioral states.
C)functional states.
D)nonexistent.
9
Nagel's thought experiment about bats shows that
A)the identity theory does not account for brain waves.
B)the identity theory does not account for behavioral dispositions.
C)the identity theory does not account for the subjective character of conscious experience.
D)the identity theory does not account for bat behavior.
10
The point of Lewis's and Putnam's thought experiments is to show that
A)minds are brains.
B)minds can function independently of brains.
C)minds can be caused by and realized in things other than brains.
D)minds are computers.
11
Searle's point in his Chinese room thought experiment is that
A)there's more to having a mind than running a program.
B)having a mind is a matter of running a program.
C)computer's may one day have minds.
D)some programs are better than others.
12
Putnam's inverted spectrum thought experiment shows that
A)different brains can run different programs.
B)there is no more to being in mental state than being in a functional state.
C)a person's program is his or her mental state.
D)there must be more to being in a mental state than being in a functional state.
13
For Turing, there is nothing more to being intelligent than being able to
A)think like a computer.
B)use language like we do.
C)think in terms of inputs and outputs.
D)make rapid decisions.
14
Intentionality refers to
A)the property of mental states that makes them coherent.
B)the property of mental states that makes them of or about something.
C)the property of mental states that makes them functional.
D)the property of mental states that makes them have qualia.
15
According to functionalism, the mind is to the brain as
A)the writing on a slate is to the slate.
B)a computer is to its hard drive.
C)the software of a computer is to its hardware.
D)the software of a computer is to its programmer.
16
Eliminative materialism is the doctrine that
A)mental states are functional states.
B)some people don't have mental states.
C)computers can have mental states.
D)there are no mental states.
17
Searle's Chevrolet station wagon thought experiment shows that
A)there cannot be any Chevrolet station wagons.
B)whatever does not appear in an explanatory theory does not exist.
C)just because certain mental states do not appear in a theory, that doesn't mean they don't exist.
D)just because we have mental states, that doesn't mean there are no theories to explain them.
18
Jackson's thought experiment about the color-challenged scientist shows that
A)there's more to the world than physical objects and physical properties.
B)there are only physical objects and physical properties.
C)it's possible to provide a complete account of the world in purely physical terms.
D)physical terms can be reduced to mental terms.
19
A physicalist account of pain would
A)leave out the experience of pain.
B)include both the experience and the neurology of pain.
C)include the nature of conscious experience.
D)include qualia.
20
Eliminative materialists deny the exist of
A)physical states.
B)neurological states.
C)physical process.
D)mental states.
21
A property that comes into being when things that lack that property interact in certain ways is called
A)a reductive property.
B)an emergent property.
C)a physical property.
D)a reactive property.
22
The qualitative content and intentional content of a mental state are not reducible to
A)a physical property.
B)a functional property.
C)an abstract property.
D)all of the above.
23
Jacquette's intentionality test shows that intentionality is
A)a primitive property.
B)a physical property.
C)a nonprimitive property.
D)a functional property.
24
Mental states are not
A)purely physical.
B)epiphenomenal.
C)nonexistent.
D)all of the above.
25
Viewing mental properties as causally effective
A)solves the mind-body problem.
B)opens up new lines of research.
C)makes way for free will.
D)all of the above.







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