Philosophical behaviourism

• What is the core belief of physicalism regarding the mind?

  The mind is physical
• Behaviourists believe mental states require underlying mental phenomena.

  False
• Physicalism argues that mental states can be fully explained by physical processes in the brain.


  True
• What is the key argument of philosophical behaviourism?

  Mental states equal behavior
• Match the concept with its focus:

  Physicalism ↔️ Brain and body

  Philosophical Behaviourism ↔️ Observable behavior
• What is one form of physicalism that defines mental states solely in terms of observable behaviour?

  Philosophical Behaviourism
• Philosophical behaviourism assumes that there is no need to posit any inner mental events.
• Philosophical behaviourism defines mental states solely in terms of observable behaviour
• Behaviourists argue that mental terms can be fully understood by observing and predicting behaviour
• Behaviourism focuses on observable behaviour as the key data for understanding mental states
• Philosophical behaviourism argues that talk of mental states can be replaced by talk of behavior.


  True
• What is philosophical behaviourism based on?

  Observable behavior and dispositions
• What is the main focus of philosophical behaviourism?

  Behavioral dispositions
• What is the primary focus of behaviourism as a school of thought in psychology?

  Observable behavior
• What are the two main conditioning mechanisms in behaviourism?

  Classical and operant
• What does physicalism argue about the nature of the mind?

  It is physical
• What is the underlying assumption of philosophical behaviourism?

  No inner mental events
• Classical and operant conditioning offer powerful explanations for how behaviors are acquired and modified
• Behaviourism's reductionist view of the mind fails to capture the complexity of human cognition
• Physicalist theories aim to reduce mental states to physical states and processes.
• Physicalism defines the mind as physical in nature, while philosophical behaviourism defines mental states in terms of observable behavior.
• What do behaviourists believe about inner mental events?

  They are irrelevant
• Philosophical behaviourism defines mental states as internal mental events.

  False
• Philosophical behaviourism translates mental language into behavioural descriptions.
• What is the underlying assumption of philosophical behaviourism about inner mental events?

  No internal events needed
• What is the definition of philosophical behaviourism regarding mental states?

  Observable behavior
• Philosophical behaviourism focuses on translating mental states into behavioral dispositions.

  True
• Behaviourism rejects the need to refer to internal mental events like consciousness.


  True
• What is the central idea of physicalism regarding the mind?

  Mind is physical
• Match the key concepts with their corresponding theories:

  Mental states are physical ↔️ Physicalism

  Mental states are observable behaviour ↔️ Philosophical Behaviourism
• Philosophical behaviourism is a physicalist theory that defines mental states solely in terms of observable behavior
• Physicalism defines the mind as physical in nature
• Behaviourism rejects the need to refer to internal mental events like thoughts or feelings
• Behaviourism emphasizes the role of internal mental states in explaining behavior.

  False
• Philosophical behaviourism is a form of physicalism that rejects inner mental events.


  True
• Behaviourists believe that talk of mental states can be replaced by talk of behavior.


  True
• Behaviourist principles have practical applications in fields like education and therapy.


  True
• Behaviourism is criticized for its overly simplistic and reductionist view of the mind.

  True
• What is the central idea of philosophical behaviourism?

  Mental states are behavior
• Match the term with its definition:

  Physicalism ↔️ The mind is physical

  Philosophical Behaviourism ↔️ Mental states are observable behavior