Pain as a Tissue-Damage Detector Function Quiz

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What is the primary function of the pain mechanism according to functionalism?

To regulate cognitive processes
To detect and respond to emotional distress
To maintain homeostasis in the body
To serve as a causal intermediary between tissue damage and behavioral responses (correct)

What is a key addition of functionalism to the concept of pain?

The concept of pain as purely an emotional response
The idea that pain is solely a physical phenomenon
The notion that mental states can influence pain perception (correct)
The idea that pain is only triggered by physical trauma

What is the definition of mental kinds according to functionalism?

Mental states that are solely the result of brain activity
Mental states that are defined by their internal structure
Mental states that are triggered by physical stimuli
Mental states that serve a certain causal role (correct)

What is an example of a typical pain output according to the text?

A wince (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of tissue damage in the pain mechanism?

It is a trigger for the pain mechanism (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by the mind-computer analogy in the context of pain?

That the mind can be seen as an information-processing system (C) Signup and view all the answers

What defines an engine, according to the text?

The job description or causal role it performs (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical feature of pain that contributes to an organism's adaptation and survival?

The capacity to experience pain in response to tissue damage (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between hearts in humans and other species?

Their physical structure and material composition (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is implied about the evolution of pain mechanisms in different species?

They developed independently in response to environmental pressures (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of congenitally lacking the capacity to sense pain?

Decreased chances of survival (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used in the text to describe the biological mechanisms that detect tissue damage?

Tissue-damage detectors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What do type physicalists argue is the common property among all instances of pain?

A certain neurobiological property, such as C-fiber excitation (D) Signup and view all the answers

According to behaviorists, what determines whether two organisms are in pain at the same time?

The exhibition of similar behavioral patterns by both organisms (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of individuation for mental kinds?

A neurobiological property (D) Signup and view all the answers

What do all pains, regardless of species, have in common?

A certain neurobiological property (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do type physicalists and behaviorists have in common?

Both argue that mental kinds are physical kinds (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by the multiple realization of mental states?

That mental states can be realized in different physical or behavioral ways (A) Signup and view all the answers