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He believes that everything is being; that nothing changes
a. parmenides b. heraclitus c. thales d. none of the above |
a. Parmenides
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He said, "you cannot step twice in the same river for new waters are ever flowing upon you."
a. parmenides b. pythagoras c. thales d. none of the above |
d. none of the above
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He is credited with being the first philosopher
a. socrates b. plato c. aristotle d. none of the above |
d. none of the above
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"God exists" is
a. an ontological claim b. an epistemological claim c. an ethical claim |
a. an ontological claim
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"It cannot be known whether God exists" is
a. an ontological claim b. an epistemological claim c. an ethical claim |
b. an epistemological claim
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"Immaterial souls exist" is
a. an ontological claim b. an epistemological claim c. an ethical claim |
a. an ontological claim
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Rationalism is the view that all knowledge comes through reason, not experience.
a. true b. false |
a. true
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On Plato's view, Heraclitus is correct that the visible world is in a constant state of flux and cannot be known
a. true b. false |
a. true
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On Plato's view, Parmenides is correct that knowledge is of what is, not of what becomes
a. true b. false |
a. true
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According to Plato, although the forms are not physical, they can be seen with physical eyes
a. true b. false |
b. false
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According to Plato, sensible things in the visible world change because they are the shadows cast by the changing forms
a. true b. false |
b. false
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According to Plato, even though the forms are not mental, they can be grasped by the mind
a. true b. false |
a. true
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On what basis does Descartes doubt mathematical reasoning?
a. the senses are known deceivers b. He might be dreaming c. He doubts his own existence d. all of the above e. none of the above |
e. none of the above
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What is the main conclusion Descartes draws from the wax example
a. the senses are known deceivers b. physical bodies are perceived by reason, not the senses c. we have no innate ideas d. all of the above e. none of the above |
b. physical bodies are perceived by reason, not the senses
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Which of the following best describes Descartes' view of the relationship between the mind and the body?
a. the mind and body are both material substances b. the mind is nothing but the brain c. the mind is a material substance and the body is an immaterial substance d. none of the above |
d. none of the above
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According to Descartes, because God gave us the senses to perceive the physical world, the senses give us knowledge.
a. true b. false |
b. false
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According to Descartes, we know what a substance is through experience
a. true b. false |
b. false
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A sophist is a lover of wisdon in the same way that a philosopher is
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Locke believes
a. all knowledge comes through reason b. all knowledge is knowledge of ideas c. all experience is experience of ideas d. all of the above e. one is false while other two are true |
e. one is false while other two are true
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Which of the following is true?
a. the conclusion to a good inductive argument follows with certainty from the premises b. the conclusion to a good deductive argument follows only probably from the premises c. both of the above d. none of the above |
d. none of the above
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An argument is sound if and only if it is valid and has true premises
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Locke believes he can explain the ideas of self, identity, and substance without appeal to innate ideas
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Locke believes he can explain the ideas of self, identity, and substance using only ideas that are gained through experience
a. true b. false |
a. true
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If Locke does give a satisfactory explanation of the ideas of self, identity, and substance, then by Ockam's Razor, his explanation is better
a. true b. false |
a. true
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For Plato, forms exist outside of space and time, but are nonetheless physical objects
a. true b. false |
b. false
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The goal of methodological doubt is
a. to prove that we can't really know anything b. defeat the evil genius c. find a foundation for certain knowledge d. show that material substances do not exist e. none of the above |
c. find a foundation for certain knowledge
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Ockham's Razor is the principle that says
a. the mind is a tabula rasa b. Cogito ergo sum c. we have innate ideas d. if we cannot understand something, it is probably true e. none of the above |
e. none of the above
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One of the most prominent arguments in favor of innate ideas is the General Assent Argument, Locke rejects this argument because
a. the senses are known deceivers b. the law of identity is not known to children c. God would not deceive us d. all of the above |
b. the law of identity is not known to children
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According to Locke, there is a mind-independent world and the mind grasps this world directly
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Although Descartes knows he exists, he believes the evil genius might be deceiving him into thinking he exists when he does not.
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Descartes tries to disprove the existence of the evil genius by proving God exists
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Locke thinks some of our ideas correctly represent the world. He calls these ideas
a. the ideas of primary qualities b. ideas of secondary qualities c. simple ideas d. both a and c |
a. ideas of primary qualities
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Locke thinks some of our ideas do not correctly represent the world. He calls these ideas
a. ideas of primary qualities b. ideas of secondary qualities c. simple ideas d. both a and c |
b. ideas of secondary qualities
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Which of the following does Locke regard as a primary quality
a. color b. shape c. substance d. odor e. all of the above |
b. shape
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Locke believes that we acquire our idea of identity through experience
a. true b. false |
a. true
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According to Locke's definition of a person, only human beings can be persons
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Locke regards the idea of beauty to be a simple idea
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Descartes does not believe that he has the idea of an infinitely perfect substance
a. true b. false |
b. false
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He believes that everything is number
a. Parmenides b. Heraclitus c. Thales d. None of the above |
d. None of the above
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According to Descartes, the mind is nothing but the brain
a. true b. false |
b. false
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According to the allegory of the cave, we cannot have knowledge of the visible world, but according to the simile of the line, we can
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Epistemology is the theory of being
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Which of the following does Descartes regard as an innate idea
a. identity b. self c. substance d. all of the above e. none of the above |
d. all of the above
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Which of the following does Locke regard as an innate idea
a. identity b. self c. substance d. all of the above e. none of the above |
e. none of the above
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Identical twins are identical only in a loose and popular sense
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Materialism in the loose and popular sense is the view that
a. everything that exists is at bottom material b. material goods and comforts (fine food, clothes, etc.) are the only things that have value c. both d, none |
b. material goods and comforts are the only things that have value
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According to the Mind-brain identity theory, the mind and brain are identical only in a loose and popular sense
a. true b. false |
b. false
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On a Cartesian view of personal identity, it is possible to be the same person in a different body
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Ontological materialism (materialism in the strict philosophical sense) is the view that
a. everything that exists is at bottom material b. material goods and comforts are the only things that have value c. both d. none |
a. everything that exists is at bottom material
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According to the memory theory of personal identity, it is possible to be the same person in a different body
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Wolfism is
a. a monist view b. a materialist view c. a dualistic view d. both a and b e. none |
d. both a and b-- monist, materialist
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Cartesian dualism has been proposed as a solution to
a. the problem of personal identity b. to the mind-body problem c. to the problem of what makes something a person d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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It is always the case that sameness of characteristics requires sameness of substance
a. true b. false |
b. false
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In the Perry dialogue, the caramel example is used to show that
a. the bodily view of personal identity is unacceptable b. the Cartesian view of personal identity is unnacceptable c. too many sweets makes one a different person d. the psychological view is unnacceptable |
b. the Cartesian view of personal identity is unnacceptable
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Gretchen takes personal identity to be identity only in a loose and popular sense
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Which of the following is not a problem for the Cartesian view of personal identity?
a. we never do nor can we ever make those attributions on the basis of our knowledge of an immaterial soul b. we must distinguish between really remembering and merely seeming to remember c. Circularity d. b and c only |
d. b and c only
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According to the Cartesian theory of personal identity, it is possible to be the same person in a different body
a. true b. false |
a. true
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According to memory theory of personal identity, personal identity consists in sameness of substance
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Which of the following is an ontological question?
a. What is the difference between knowledge and true opinion? b. What kinds of actions are right? c. What is the mind and how is it related to the body? |
c. What is the mind and how is it related to the body?
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According to the bodily theory of personal identity, it is possible to be the same person in a different body
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Which of the following is a criticism of the bodily view of personal identity?
a. we sometimes make correct attributions of personal identity without reference to the body b. we have no way of confirming the correlation between body and self c. we know by experience that we have an immaterial soul d. all of the above |
a. we sometimes make correct attributions of personal identity without reference to the body
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Cartesian dualism is
a. a dualist view b. a monist view c. a plurist view |
a. a dualist view
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The mind-brain identity view is a
a. dualist view b. monist view c. pluralist view |
b. monist view
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Hard behaviorism is a
a. dualist view b. monist view c. pluralist view |
b. monist view
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Eliminative materialism is a
a. dualist view b. monist view c. pluralist view |
b. monist view
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The main problem with the mind-brain identity theory is
a. how does an immaterial soul interact with a material brain? b. how do we know humans have brains? c. there seem to be things that are true of the mind that are not true of the brain d. none of the above |
c. there seem to be things that are true of the mind that are not true of the brain
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Miller proposes the principle "same body, same self" in order to
a. refute the bodily view of personal identity b. argue for the memory theory of personal identity c. argue for the Cartesian view of personal identity d. none of the above |
c. argue for the Cartesian view of personal identity
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Gretchen uses the Blue River example to show
a. you cannot step twice in the same river for new waters are ever flowing upon you b. the mind and body are distinct substance that are contingently related c. sameness of characteristics does not require sameness of substance d. none of the above |
c. sameness of characteristics does not require sameness of substance
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Gretchen takes personal identity to be identity in a strict philosophical sense
a. true b. false |
a. true
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soft behaviorism is an ontological view
a. true b. false |
b. false
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According to functionalism, the mind and brain are identical in a strict philosophical sense
a. true b. false |
b. false
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All of the tenents of Wolfism are rejected by contemporary philosophers
a. true b. false |
b. false
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"I only remember one part of the service," he (Wolf) said, "and that is,' and the body shall be cast into the sea.' So cast it in."
This indicates that Wolf Larsen a. is an ignorant man with a bad memory b. is a Cartesian dualist c. is a materialist d. believes in God |
c. is a materialist
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Wolf Larson accepts Kant's distinction between willing and wanting
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Hump believes that Johnson acts self-interestedly by saying that the oilskins he purchased at the ship's store are of inferior quality
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Hump accepts all the tenents of Wolfism
a. true b. false |
b. false
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The difference between materialism in the strict philosophical sense and materialism in the loose and popular sense is
a. materialism in the strict philosophical sense is an ontological view while materialism in the loose and popular sense is not b. materialism in the loose and popular sense is an ontological view while materialism in the strict philosophical sense is not c. there is no difference between the two |
a. materialism in the strict philosophical sense is an ontological view while materialism in the loose and popular sense is not
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The memory theory of personal identity is most closely associated with
a. Descartes b. Locke c. Berkeley d. None of the above |
b. Locke
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An important problem with behaviorism is that
a. a person might be in pain and not exhibit any observable behavior b. a person might exhibit pain behavior and not be in pain c. one might be in pain and not remember being in pain d. all of the above e. a and b only |
e. a and b only
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The main question in the Perry dialogue is whether
a. a person is the same from one moment to another b. Cartesiam Dualism is correct c. one can survive the death of one's body d. None of the above |
c. one can survive the death of one's body
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Philisophical hedonism is
a. the view that pleasure alone is intrinsically valuable b. descriptive c. normative d. none of the above |
b. descriptive
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In the First Night of the Perry dialogue, Miller proposes the principle "same body, same self" in order to
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity b. defend the Bodily view of personal identity c. defend the Psychological or Memory Theory of personal identity d. none of the above |
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity
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In the First Night of the Perry dialogue, Miller proposes the principle "sameness psychological characteristics, same self" in order to
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal b. defend the Bodily view of personal identity c. defend the Psychological or Memory Theory of personal identity d. none of the above |
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity
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The First Night of the Perry dialogue ends with both Gretchen and Miller agreeing that while we regularly make correct attributions of personal identity, we never do nor can we ever make those attributions on the basis of our knowledge of an immaterial soul
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Hump believes that Johnson acts self-interestedly by saying that the oilskins he purchased at the ship's store are of inferior quality
a. true b. false |
b. false
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Hump accepts all the tenents of Wolfism
a. true b. false |
b. false
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The difference between materialism in the strict philosophical sense and materialism in the loose and popular sense is
a. materialism in the strict philosophical sense is an ontological view while materialism in the loose and popular sense is not b. materialism in the loose and popular sense is an ontological view while materialism in the strict philosophical sense is not c. there is no difference between the two |
a. materialism in the strict philosophical sense is an ontological view while materialism in the loose and popular sense is not
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The memory theory of personal identity is most closely associated with
a. Descartes b. Locke c. Berkeley d. None of the above |
b. Locke
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An important problem with behaviorism is that
a. a person might be in pain and not exhibit any observable behavior b. a person might exhibit pain behavior and not be in pain c. one might be in pain and not remember being in pain d. all of the above e. a and b only |
e. a and b only
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The main question in the Perry dialogue is whether
a. a person is the same from one moment to another b. Cartesiam Dualism is correct c. one can survive the death of one's body d. None of the above |
c. one can survive the death of one's body
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Philisophical hedonism is
a. the view that pleasure alone is intrinsically valuable b. descriptive c. normative d. none of the above |
b. descriptive
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In the First Night of the Perry dialogue, Miller proposes the principle "same body, same self" in order to
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity b. defend the Bodily view of personal identity c. defend the Psychological or Memory Theory of personal identity d. none of the above |
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity
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In the First Night of the Perry dialogue, Miller proposes the principle "sameness psychological characteristics, same self" in order to
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal b. defend the Bodily view of personal identity c. defend the Psychological or Memory Theory of personal identity d. none of the above |
a. defend the Cartesian view of personal identity
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The First Night of the Perry dialogue ends with both Gretchen and Miller agreeing that while we regularly make correct attributions of personal identity, we never do nor can we ever make those attributions on the basis of our knowledge of an immaterial soul
a. true b. false |
a. true
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Miller attacks the Bodily View of personal identity held by Gretchen. One of the reasons he offers against it is
a. There are times in which we make correct judgements about personal identity without making a judgement about that person's body b. we can imagine surviving in a different body c. we never do nor can we ever make those attributions on the basis of our knowledge of an immaterial soul d. all of the above e. a and b only |
e. a and b only
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Which of the following is the best statement of the Cartesian view of personal identity
a. X is the same person as Y if and only if Y can remember experiencing X's experiences b. X is the same person as Y if and only if X has the same body as Y c. X is the same person as Y if and only if X and Y have the same immaterial soul d. none of the above |
c. X is the same person as Y if and only if X and Y have the same immaterial soul
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Which of the following is the best statement of the Bodily view of personal identity?
a. X is the same person as Y if and only if Y can remember experiencing X's experiences b. X is the same person as Y if and only if X has the same body as Y c. X is the same person as Y if and only if X and Y have the same immaterial soul d. none of the above |
b. X is the same person as Y if and only if X has the same body as Y
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According to the Miller, a person is like a river or a baseball game in that its identity consists in relations among various distinct stages
a. true b. false |
a. true
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According to Miller in The Second Night, in the same way as the very same baseball game consists in distinct innings that are correctly related, a person consists in stretches of consciousness (sometimes called person-stages) that are correctly related
a. true b. false |
a. true
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The correct relation, according to Miller, is spelled out in terms of an experience and the subsequent memory of that experience
a. true b. false |
a. true
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