LING 1010 Midterm Test Questions
and Answers All Correct
What is meant by categorization? - Answer-a mental ability to group experiences into
categories and use these to recognize new experiences, represented in the mind as
mental concepts
Different views on how the mind relates to the body - Answer-(dualism) mind and brain
are separate things, (monism as idealism) it's all in the mind, (monism as materialism)
the mind is what the brain does
Mind-Body Dualism - Answer-the viewpoint that the mind and body are separated
entities and do not interact
who proposed mind-body dualism? - Answer-Descartes
what is knowledge? - Answer-neural connections in the brain
Who proposed the 'innateness hypothesis for language' (IH)? - Answer-Noam Chomsky
what is meant by 'The Innateness Hypothesis for Language' (IH)? - Answer-the idea
that humans are born with 'instincts'
why is IH controversial? - Answer-it clashes with the idea that the human mind is
fundamentally different from minds of other animals, clashes with the notion of 'free will'
and 'American dream'
-lead to the idea that people are not all equal in terms of their mental abilities
lesson learned from Joan/John case - Answer-there is a nature component to gender
and you can't simply raise a child as the opposites gender
Sociobiology - Answer-systematic study of how biology affects human social behavior,
no one is born a criminal or addict
Evolutionary Psychology - Answer-study of the evolution of behavior and the mind,
using principles of natural selection E.O. Wilson
plato's problem - Answer-How do people come to know so much on the basis of so little
experience?
and Answers All Correct
What is meant by categorization? - Answer-a mental ability to group experiences into
categories and use these to recognize new experiences, represented in the mind as
mental concepts
Different views on how the mind relates to the body - Answer-(dualism) mind and brain
are separate things, (monism as idealism) it's all in the mind, (monism as materialism)
the mind is what the brain does
Mind-Body Dualism - Answer-the viewpoint that the mind and body are separated
entities and do not interact
who proposed mind-body dualism? - Answer-Descartes
what is knowledge? - Answer-neural connections in the brain
Who proposed the 'innateness hypothesis for language' (IH)? - Answer-Noam Chomsky
what is meant by 'The Innateness Hypothesis for Language' (IH)? - Answer-the idea
that humans are born with 'instincts'
why is IH controversial? - Answer-it clashes with the idea that the human mind is
fundamentally different from minds of other animals, clashes with the notion of 'free will'
and 'American dream'
-lead to the idea that people are not all equal in terms of their mental abilities
lesson learned from Joan/John case - Answer-there is a nature component to gender
and you can't simply raise a child as the opposites gender
Sociobiology - Answer-systematic study of how biology affects human social behavior,
no one is born a criminal or addict
Evolutionary Psychology - Answer-study of the evolution of behavior and the mind,
using principles of natural selection E.O. Wilson
plato's problem - Answer-How do people come to know so much on the basis of so little
experience?
