Chapter 11 Self Quiz

. Numerical identity, an important aspect of personal identity theory, is defined by a __________ relation.

reflexive

symmetric

transitive

All of the above

. To say that something is nonmaterial means it

is spiritual.

is not made of matter.

cannot be understood through logic.

cannot be detected or studied by physics or any of the other natural sciences.

. The soul, as the seat of consciousness, is the part of us that

has conscious experiences.

is consciously aware of itself.

is numerically identical with the brain.

All of the above

. According to the soul theory, the soul is an immaterial thing that is the seat of consciousness and the part of a person that thinks. It would therefore be a major problem for it as a theory if it were determined that the

soul cannot be detected by scientific instruments.

soul cannot be conscious of itself

brain, a material thing, interacts with the soul, a nonmaterial thing.

brain is the seat of consciousness and the part of a person that thinks.

. __________ held that personal identity is determined by a cluster of psychological properties, the most important of which is memory.

Aristotle

Rene Descartes

John Locke

Gilbert Rile

. A "person stage" is

a short, temporal segment of the life of a person.

a temporal segment of a person's life defined by a change in personality.

a long, temporal sequence of non-person stages.

the entirety of a person's life.

. Which of the following criticisms has/have been raised against memory theory?

The supposed personal identity may be based on apparent, not real memories.

The memories preserving personal identity must be caused by the experiences remembered.

The principle of transitivity may not hold between various person stages.

All of the above

. One response to the no-branching constraint argues that numerical identity

is actually much less practically important than we think.

as a concept, can be broadened to block any counterintuitive consequences.

as a concept related to personal identity, begs the questions.

as a concept, is itself incoherent.

. Life after death is seriously jeopardized if

the brain is related to personal identity.

brain continuity is sufficient for personal identity.

brain continuity is necessary for personal identity.

All of the above

. Numerically identical obtains

if and only if Objects A and B are the very same thing, even if they have significantly different properties.

if and only if Objects A and B are the very same thing, having no different properties at all.

when Object A is Object A.

when and only when Object A is Object A.

. A is a necessary and sufficient condition for B if

A is a necessary condition for B and B is a sufficient condition for A.

and only if A is a necessary condition for B and B is a sufficient condition for A.

A is a necessary condition for B and A is a sufficient condition for B.

and only if A is a necessary condition for B and A is a sufficient condition for B.

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