Deck 4: Behaviorism and Functionalism in Psychology and Philosophy

Question 1

Who among the following is considered as a strong critic of Behaviorism?

A)Spinoza
B)Gilbert Ryle
C)Hegel
D)Hilary Putnam

Answer 1

Hilary Putnam

Question 2

Behaviorism says that all feelings are external behavior that others can:

A)understand
B)observe
C)predict
D)infer

Answer 2

observe

Question 3

-------------- reduces mind to behavior.

A)behaviorism
B)reductionism
C)materialism
D)functionalism

Answer 3

behaviorism

Question 4

Who among the following is the proponent of Functionalism?

A)D. M. Armstrong
B)Gilbert Ryle
C)Hegel
D)Hilary Putnam

Question 5

'We should explain mental activities and mental states in terms of perpetual inputs and behavioral outputs'. This view is called:

A)behaviorism
B)reductionism
C)materialism
D)functionalism

Question 6

--------------------- claims that all conscious mental states has the connections between sense inputs and behavior outputs.

A)behaviorism
B)reductionism
C)materialism
D)functionalism

Question 7

----------------- agree that a person's intention can be explained in terms of the person's desires and beliefs.

A)materialists
B)dualists
C)functionalists
D)behaviourists

Question 8

According to functionalists all mental states ultimately are to be explained in terms of the role play linking our ----------------- to our external behavior.

A)internal stimulation
B)sensory stimulation
C)stimulation
D)none of these

Question 9

Functionalism says that if two people have exactly the same inputs and give exactly the same outputs, those two people have ------------------------------- .

A)exactly same inner mental state
B)different mental state
C)relative mental state

Question 10

Critics argues that Functionalism leaves out the -------------------------.

A)output state
B)input state
C)inner conscious state
D)emotional stages

Question 11

'The human brain is a kind of computer that process inputs and generate outputs'. This view is related to:

A)behaviorism
B)reductionism
C)materialism
D)functionalism

Question 12

"Humans are sophisticated computers". This notion is proposed by

A)behaviorism
B)functionalism
C)materialism
D)identity theory

Question 13

'The computer is the equivalent of the human mind'. Who proposed this view?

A)Norman Malcolm
B)Malebranche
C)Alan Turing
D)Gilbert Ryle.

Question 14

Turing test is related to:

A)dualism
B)functionalism
C)reductionism
D)identity theory

Question 15

Who said that computer has a mind?

A)Norman Malcolm
B)Malebranche
C)Alan Turing
D)Gilbert Ryle.

Question 16

Computer theory of human nature is popularly known as:

A)dualism
B)functionalism
C)reductionism
D)identity theory

Question 17

--------------- is a one of the most opponent of functionalism.

A)Alan Turing
B)Malebranche
C)Norman Malcolm
D)John Searle

Question 18

'Computer is nothing more than a machine that follows the instructions in its program'. Who asserted this?

A)Alan Turing
B)Malebranche
C)Norman Malcolm
D)John Searle

Question 19

'The Myth of the Computer is written by:

A)John Searle
B)Malebranche
C)Norman Malcolm
D)Alan Turing

Question 20

Who advocated Chinese Room Argument?

A)John Searle
B)Malebranche
C)Norman Malcolm
D)Alan Turing

Question 21

Chinese Room Argument is form of criticism against:

A)dualism
B)functionalism
C)reductionism
D)identity theory

Question 22

'There is something that human minds have that a computer following a program does not have'. Who said this?

A)Alan Turing
B)Malebranche
C)John Searle
D)Norman Malcolm

Question 23

According to John Searle computer lacks something which is the essential to the human mind, what is that?

A)intelligence
B)memory
C)storage
D)consciousness

Question 24

-------------------- is essentials to human mind according to Searle.

A)intelligence
B)memory
C)storage
D)consciousness

Question 25

Searle argues that mental states or activities are not reducible to:

A)consciousness
B)physical things
C)intelligence
D)psychological things