Consciousness Theories Quiz

What is "the hard problem" of consciousness?

• Explaining how the brain processes information

• Explaining how physical brain processes give rise to subjective experience

• Explaining how neurons fire in different regions

• Explaining why humans have evolved consciousness

What are "qualia"?

• Physical brain states

• Subjective, qualitative experiences

• Behavioural responses to stimuli

• Quantifiable mental processes

Which theory suggests that mental states are identical to brain states?

• Dualism

• Functionalism

• Identity Theory

• Behaviourism

What is materialism?

• The view that everything that exists is fundamentally material or physical

• The belief that the mind and body are separate substances

• The theory that consciousness is an illusion

• The view that only material possessions matter

Which of the following is NOT a materialist theory of consciousness?

• Behaviourism

• Identity Theory

• Functionalism

• Dualism

According to behaviourism, consciousness is best understood as:

• Inner subjective states

• Brain activity patterns

• Tendencies to behave in certain ways

• Computational processes

The "multiple realizability" argument challenges which theory of consciousness?

• Dualism

• Behaviourism

• Identity Theory

• Functionalism

What is the core idea of functionalism?

• Mental states are identical to brain states

• Mental states are defined by their functional role or causal relations

• Mental states are simply behavioral dispositions

• Mental states are non-physical phenomena

In the "Mary the Colour Scientist" thought experiment, what does Mary potentially learn when seeing color for the first time?

• The physics of color

• The neuroscience of color perception

• What it is like to experience color

• How to identify different colors

Thomas Nagel's "What is it like to be a bat?" thought experiment highlights:

• The evolutionary advantages of echolocation

• The fundamentally subjective nature of consciousness

• The superiority of bat consciousness over human consciousness

• The impossibility of interspecies communication