WorksheetsPart 1 Behaviourism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What kind of theory is 'behaviourism'?
Dualsit
Physicalist
Which of these would behaviourism reject?
Talk of the mind
Observable behaviour
Private, unobservable mental states
Tick all which are strengths of behaviourism.
Empirically verifiable
No 'mind-body problem'
To be meaningful, language must be publicly observable (Wittgenstein Beetle in a box)
No 'problem of other minds'
Behaviourism was defended by the verificationist A.J. Ayer. Which of these would Ayer's verification principle NOT apply to?
Morality
Religious language
Private, unobservable mental states
Body language
Which is the definition of HARD behaviourism?
All talk of the mind concerns talk of what is REDUCIBLE TO CURRENT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS.
All talk of the mind concerns WHAT PEOPLE ARE AT LEAST DISPOSED TO DO.
Which is the definition of SOFT behaviourism?
All talk of the mind concerns talk of what is REDUCIBLE TO CURRENT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTORS.
All talk of the mind concerns WHAT PEOPLE ARE AT LEAST DISPOSED TO DO.
Who was the main defender of HARD behaviourism?
Carl Hempel
Gilbert Ryle
A.J. Ayer
Patricia Churchland
Who was the main defender of SOFT behaviourism?
Carl Hempel
Gilbert Ryle
A.J. Ayer
Patricia Churchland
To which 20th century empiricist movement did Carl Hempel and A.J. Ayer belong?
The Paris circle
The Berlin circle
The Vienna Circle
The Madrid circle
Which of these was NOT an objection to HARD behaviourism?
Multiple realisibility
Circularity
Hidden mental states
Violates the verification principle
