Type Identity Theory Quiz

What is one of the two arguments of identity theory?

• Type-token

• Token-typo

• Ticket-token

• Token-token

What does type identity theory say is the distinction between mind and brain?

• One is physical and the other is immaterial

• Mind = thinking, brain = machine

• Mind= mental states, brain = no mental states

• There is no distinction. Mind and brain are identical

Who is one of the key thinkers in identity theory?

• Ryle

• Descartes

• David Lewis

• David Lorenz

Which of these thinkers CRITICISES type identity theory?

• Ryle

• Smart

• Lewis

• Putnam correct

How does identity theory explain behaviours?

• Can be explained by mental states and processes

• Can be explained by direct observations

• Via books

• Can be explained by emotions

What problem does identity theory overcome by claiming that the mental = the physical?

• Problem of other minds

• Problem of circularity

• Problem of interaction

• Pain

What account of our origins fits better with scientific understanding?

• behaviourist

• Physicalist

• ontological

• neurological

What is an example of a neurological brain state?

• pains

• beliefs

• desires

• all of these

What is meant by qualitative-identical?

When the qualities of something are identical, it is:

• When qualities of something are different

• The mind and brain possess the same qualities

• When the qualities must match the behaviours