Behaviourism Quiz

Which type of behaviourism refers to dispositions?

• Hard Behaviourism

• Soft Behaviourism

• Both

• Neither

Which type of Behaviourism relies on the Verification Principle?

• Hard Behaviourism

• Soft Behaviourism

• Both

• Neither

Which of these might be an advantage of soft behaviourism over hard behaviourism?

• It allows for Qualia

• It allows for Intentionality

• It gives a response to the Divisibility argument

• It offers a more holistic view of mental states

Which of these points is NOT a criticism of Behaviourism?

• Acting

• Circularity

• The Problem of Other Minds

• Super Spartans

What does Behaviourism have in common with Functionalism?

• Both support the idea of Artificial Intelligence

• Both believe the mind is the brain

• Both reject the idea that the mind is a 'thing'

• Both use the analysis of language to support their view

Which of the theories argues that the mind is a separate thing to the brain?

• Hard Behaviourism

• Soft Behaviourism

• Both

• Neither

What does Ryle believe to be the main error of substance dualism?

• It makes a category mistake of treating the mind as a non-physical thing

• It cannot solve the problem of other minds

• It suffers from the problem of interaction

• It does not reference behaviour adequately

According to the spec, which of the reasons below suggests that the descriptions of mental states given by behaviourists are not satisfactory?

• Super Spartans

• Problem of Multiple Realisability

• The difficulty of self knowledge

• Other Minds

How does Ryle respond to the criticism regarding the asymmetry between self-knowledge and knowledge of others' mental states?

• He argues that we do know other people's mental states better

• He argues that we use introspection to access our mental states

• He argues that neuroscience shows that we should give up talk of mental states

• He argues that there is no asymmetry as we have more knowledge of our own behaviour

The reduction of propositions about mental states to propositions about behaviour is an example of what type of reduction?

• Ontological Reduction

• Analytic Reduction

• Ockham's Razor

• IBE