Chapter 2 Philosophy Quiz

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Most people who pick up philosophy in class hope to answer some questions on existence and why we behave the way we do. Are you a philosophy student? The test below is the second to help you understand some of the things covered in class this semester. Give it a shot and see if your memory is fresh on the topics.

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1.

Behaviorism is:
- A.
  
  A school of psychology that restricts the study of human nature to what can be observed rather than to states of consciousness.
- B.
  
  The way of looking at things apart from technical or special training
- C.
  
  A theory that claims humans should be thought of as complicated computers.
2.

Common sense:
- A.
  
  A theory that claims humans should be thought of as complicated computers.
- B.
  
  The way of looking at things apart from technical or special training
- C.
  
  The metaphysical view that reality ultimately consist of two kinds of things. Distinctions are made between substantive and property dualistic views.
3.

Dualism:
- A.
  
  The metaphysical view that reality ultimately consist of two kinds of things. Distinctions are made between substantive and property
- B.
  
  A theory that claims humans should be thought of as complicated computers.
- C.
  
  The metaphysical view that reality ultimately consist of two kinds of things. Distinctions are made between substantive and property dualistic views.
4.

Functionalism:
- A.
  
  A theory that claims humans should be thought of as complicated computers.
- B.
  
  The metaphysical view that reality ultimately consist of two kinds of things. Distinctions are made between substantive and property
- C.
  
  The way of looking at things apart from technical or special training
5.

Interactionsism:
- A.
  
  The metaphysical position that reality is ultimately composed of matter.
- B.
  
  The theory that the mind and the body interact, originally associated with Descartes.
- C.
  
  The idea that one kind of thing is, or can be defined as, another kind of thing.
6.

Materialism:
- A.
  
  The idea that one kind of thing is, or can be defined as, another kind of thing.
- B.
  
  The theory that the mind and the body interact, originally associated with Descartes.
- C.
  
  The metaphysical position that reality is ultimately composed of matter.
7.

Reductionism:
- A.
  
  The metaphysical position that reality is ultimately composed of matter.
- B.
  
  The idea that one kind of thing is, or can be defined as, another kind of thing.
- C.
  
  The theory that the mind and the body interact, originally associated
8.

Turing Test:
- A.
  
  The metaphysical position that reality is ultimately composed of matter.
- B.
  
  A test for judging when a computer has reached the equivalent of a human mind by determining outputs a computer generates.
- C.
  
  The metaphysical view that reality ultimately consist of two kinds of things. Distinctions are made between substantive and property
9.

The metaphysical view that claims reality ultimately consists of two kinds of things is:
- A.
  
  Materialism
- B.
  
  Dualism
- C.
  
  Pluralism
- D.
  
  Dadaism
10.

The scientific conception of the nature of the mind tends to take the metaphysical view of:
- A.
  
  Dualism
- B.
  
  Materialism
- C.
  
  Skepticism
- D.
  
  Deism
11.

The seventeenth century philosopher who gave us analytic geometry and focused munch attention upon the theory of dualism was:
- A.
  
  Thomas Hobbes
- B.
  
  Rene' Descartes
- C.
  
  David Hume
- D.
  
  Hilary Putnam
12.

Traditionally, one of the most formidable problems facing any metaphysical theory of dualism is:
- A.
  
  How a mind and body can interact
- B.
  
  How a mind can think logically and non-logically
- C.
  
  How souls can be immortal
13.

From a scientific point of view, dualism lacks feasibility since it:
- A.
  
  Is most strongly associated with the French
- B.
  
  Tends to be defended by religious thinkers
- C.
  
  Claims that bodies are essentially extended.
14.

Thomas Hobbes, a contemporary and critic of Decartes, argued that reality ultimately consist of :
- A.
  
  Is most strongly associated with the French
- B.
  
  Claims that bodies are essentially extended.
- C.
  
  Matter in motion
15.

Which of the following contemporary theories of the mind would be considered a version of metaphysical materialism:
- A.
  
  Claims that bodies are essentially extended.
- B.
  
  Behaviorism
- C.
  
  How souls can be immortal
16.

A fundamental problem with all forms of behaviorism is:
- A.
  
  Claims that bodies are essentially extended.
- B.
  
  Being unable to distinguish between the responses of a computer and those of a human.claims that bodies are essentially extended.
- C.
  
  Accounting for the subjective feature of all consciousness
17.

The Turing Test for determining artificial intelligence involves:
- A.
  
  Being unable to distinguish between the responses of a computer and those of a human.claims that bodies are essentially extended.
- B.
  
  Accounting for the subjective feature of all consciousness
- C.
  
  The brain distributes its load over time but a computer distributes over space
18.

According to John Searle's Chinese Room argument:
- A.
  
  The brain distributes its load over time but a computer distributes over space
- B.
  
  Computers only manipulate formal symbols
- C.
  
  Accounting for the subjective feature of all consciousness
19.

A fundamental distinction between a computer processing information and the brain processing information is that:
- A.
  
  Computers only manipulate formal symbols
- B.
  
  Accounting for the subjective feature of all consciousness
- C.
  
  The brain distributes its load over time but a computer distributes over space
20.

Theories claiming that mental phenomena are really some type of physical phenomena are considered to be:
- A.
  
  Reductionist theories
- B.
  
  Synthetic theories
- C.
  
  Ad hoc hypotheses
21.

Descartes held that thinking is part of the essence of the self:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

Traditional dualism holds that a human is composed of a material body and an immaterial mind:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

According to J.J.C. Smart there is a contingent identity between sensations and brain states:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

Hillary Putnam uses the example of a "superactor" and a "superspartan" to prove behaviorism is true:
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
25.

Functionalism holds that we should explain mental activities and states in terms of inputs and outputs
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False