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What is the problem of induction?

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Assuming future events/facts based on observations is challenged when one hasn’t observed everything (EX: assuming all swans are white vs. discovery of black swans)

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who introduced the problem of induction?

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david hume

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logical positivism

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scientific knowledge is the only type of factual knowledge; meaningful knowledge MUST be verified with observation

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the problem of demarcation - karl popper

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rejected induction; ‘scientific’ is the ability to be falsified

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the problem of demarcation - kuhn

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rejected falsification; acceptance of anomalies - one piece of unpredicted info does not make something completely wrong

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monism (what are the 2 monistic psychological theories)

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EITHER MIND OR MATTER
idealism - only mind is where/how we exist
materialism - only matter

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dualism

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mind and matter together make up human consciousness

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4 different types of dualism

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substance dualism - mind and matter are distinct entities
cartesian dualism - they are distinct but interact
parallelism - they do not interact, but are in synch
epiphenomenalism - the mind is an epiphenomenon of the brain

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materialism

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mind is reduced to matter (ex: behaviourism)

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identity theory (materialism)

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the mind is the brain, thoughts are just neuronal firing

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identity theory - type

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each type of mental state is grouped into a specific brain state; different organisms can experience the same processes with different brains

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identity theory - token

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each instance of a mental state is correlated with its own brain state; GIVES WAY TO TOO MANY POSSIBLE BRAIN STATES

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functionalism

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mind is defined in terms of function
COMPUTATIONAL THEORY
brain is hardware, mind is software

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problem of qualia

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quality of experience is more than just a neurological event

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problem of intentionality

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mental phenomena are ABOUT things, they cant be reduced

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one-way between person design

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each group of ppt receives one different condition (no noise / noise)

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two-way between person design

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there are two factors, each ppt group is on a different condition
                  no        noise
                  noise    
words
no words
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one-way within person design

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ppts are in two conditions (noise / no noise); they’re compared against their own data

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two-way within person design

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ppts are in all 4 levels and compared against their own data

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