Perception review quiz

Direct realism states that...

• mind-independent objects exist

• mind-independent objects do not exist

• mind-independent objects are the immediate objects of perception

• mind-dependent objects (ideas/sense-data) are the immediate objects of perception

Indirect realism states that...

• mind-independent objects exist

• mind-independent objects do not exist

• mind-independent objects are the immediate objects of perception

• mind-dependent objects (ideas/sense-data) are the immediate objects of perception

Idealism states that...

• mind-independent objects exist

• mind-independent objects do not exist

• mind-independent objects are the immediate objects of perception

• mind-dependent objects (ideas/sense-data) are the immediate objects of perception

Categorise the primary and secondary qualities

Groups:

(a) Primary qualities

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(b) Secondary qualities

• Shape

• Smell

• Size

• Motion

• Mass

• Texture

• Taste

• Colour

Match the objection to the theory

Groups:

(a) Direct realism

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(b) Indirect realism

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(c) Idealism

• Problems with the idea of God

• Time-lag

• Berkeley's likeness principle

• Scepticism about the existence of independent objects

• Perceptual variation

• Collapses into solipsism

​ Illusions and ​ (a)   are​ (b)   ​ (c)   from​ (d)   perception.

• hallucinations
• subjectively
• indistinguishable
• veridical
• solipsism
• time-lag
• indirect
• sceptical

Which option does NOT describe sense-data?

• Private

• Mind-dependent

• Caused by the physical world

• Physical

Match the indirect realists to the response they give to the problem of scepticism about the existence of mind-independent objects

• Coherence of the senses

• Locke

• best hypothesis

• Russell

• Involuntary perception

• Trotter-Cockburn

Select the most PRECISE option:

According to Berkeley, the world exists in God's​ (a)  

• understanding
• perception
• mind
• thought
• view
• power