Multiple Choice Quiz


1	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.


2	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.


3	The identity theory says that mental states are
		A)	brain states.
		B)	behavioral states.
		C)	functional states.
		D)	nonexistent.


4	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.


5	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.

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