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Cog Sci 180 Midterm: Philosophical Views
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
UPDATED!!!
Plato is most associated with which of the following
philosophical approaches?
- Dualism
- Idealism
- Materialism - ANSWER Dualism
dualism - ANSWER mind and body are separate, they cannot be
assimilated
Forms - ANSWER a higher realm of ideal perfection, exemplified
by beauty, morality, truth
monism - ANSWER only one kind of substance in the universe
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materialism - ANSWER everything that exists (including the
mind) is physical
idealism - ANSWER everything is actually the mind
George Berkeley was most associated with what philosophical
theory? - ANSWER idealism
transcendental idealism - ANSWER subtype of idealism that is
integrated with empiricism (emphasized importance of sensory
experience); observation and sensory experience are important,
but there are structures in the mind that impose perceptions
Immanuel Kant is most associated with which philosophical
theory? - ANSWER transcendental idealism
Rene Descartes is most associated with which philosophical
theory? - ANSWER dualism
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The evil genius thought experiment and brain in a vat
experiment are reflective of which philosophical perspective? -
ANSWER dualism
materialism-behaviorism - ANSWER the mind is a big black box
that we can't say anything verifiable about, the mind should not
be a part of scientific discussion; psych should only study
relationship between observable stimuli and behavioral
responses
mind-brain identity theory - ANSWER processes of the mind are
identical to those of the brain; experiences of pain or having a
mental image are brain processes
materialism-functionalism - ANSWER there is a need to
emphasize function to understand how things produce their
effects; there are causal effects of parts of the brain
computational theory of mind - ANSWER human mind is a
computational system that is physically implemented by neural
activity in the brain
Cog Sci 180 Midterm: Philosophical Views
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
UPDATED!!!
Plato is most associated with which of the following
philosophical approaches?
- Dualism
- Idealism
- Materialism - ANSWER Dualism
dualism - ANSWER mind and body are separate, they cannot be
assimilated
Forms - ANSWER a higher realm of ideal perfection, exemplified
by beauty, morality, truth
monism - ANSWER only one kind of substance in the universe
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materialism - ANSWER everything that exists (including the
mind) is physical
idealism - ANSWER everything is actually the mind
George Berkeley was most associated with what philosophical
theory? - ANSWER idealism
transcendental idealism - ANSWER subtype of idealism that is
integrated with empiricism (emphasized importance of sensory
experience); observation and sensory experience are important,
but there are structures in the mind that impose perceptions
Immanuel Kant is most associated with which philosophical
theory? - ANSWER transcendental idealism
Rene Descartes is most associated with which philosophical
theory? - ANSWER dualism
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The evil genius thought experiment and brain in a vat
experiment are reflective of which philosophical perspective? -
ANSWER dualism
materialism-behaviorism - ANSWER the mind is a big black box
that we can't say anything verifiable about, the mind should not
be a part of scientific discussion; psych should only study
relationship between observable stimuli and behavioral
responses
mind-brain identity theory - ANSWER processes of the mind are
identical to those of the brain; experiences of pain or having a
mental image are brain processes
materialism-functionalism - ANSWER there is a need to
emphasize function to understand how things produce their
effects; there are causal effects of parts of the brain
computational theory of mind - ANSWER human mind is a
computational system that is physically implemented by neural
activity in the brain
