Mind-body L11

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According to John Locke, what defines someone's identity as a person?

  • The capacity for rational thinking
  • The ability to perceive external stimuli
  • The physical appearance and characteristics
  • The continuity of conscious memory (correct)

What is the first question that Locke addresses in relation to the sense of self?

  • Is the sense of self an element added to experience? (correct)
  • What is the purpose of self-awareness?
  • Can the sense of self be altered?
  • How does self-consciousness affect memory?

What did Descartes emphasize as the core of his certainty?

  • "I think, therefore I am" (correct)
  • "I perceive, therefore I am"
  • "I feel, therefore I exist"
  • "I see, therefore I am"

According to Immanuel Kant, what accompanies all experiences?

<p>&quot;I think&quot; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Locke consider beyond doubt about the continuous self?

<p>&quot;I that write this am the same myself now whilst I write that I was Yesterday&quot; (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Koko's unique ability among gorillas?

<p>Using American Sign Language (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what do many species view staring at a mirror as?

<p>A threat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who designed the mirror test mentioned in the text?

<p>Gordon Gallup (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What thought experiment does Derek Parfit borrow from science fiction?

<p>Teletransporter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term does Parfit use to describe someone who believes in discrete yes-or-no packages of selves?

<p>Ego theorist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Locke, what makes someone the same person numerically over time?

<p>Continuity of memory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition does the case of Reverend Ansel Bourne illustrate?

<p>Dissociative fugue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Michael Gazzaniga's split-brain research initially suggest about the existence of selves?

<p>Existence of multiple selves (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which sense of self does Damasio refer to as transient and recreated for each interaction?

<p>Core self (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is indicated by animals passing the mirror test?

<p>They have a sense of self (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • William James and Antonio Damasio both discuss the existence of a sense of self within consciousness
  • Personal identity refers to what makes someone the same person over time
  • Locke argues that continuity of memory is what makes us the same person numerically, not identity of bodies
  • Case of Reverend Ansel Bourne is an example of dissociative fugue, a condition of reversible amnesia for memory, personality, and personal identity
  • Split-brain research by Michael Gazzaniga initially suggested the existence of multiple selves but later changed his mind due to the role of the interpreter
  • James and Damasio discuss different senses of self: "me" and "I" for James, core self and autobiographical self for Damasio
  • Core self is the self we feel as the focus of experience, transient and recreated for each interaction
  • Autobiographical self includes lasting characteristics and has the properties of long-term memory
  • Animals, such as chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos, pass the mirror test, indicating they have a sense of self.

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