Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. An implication of functionalism is that if a computer processing of inputs and outputs is functionally equivalent to our mental activity, then computers have mental states
2. The functionalist would claim that if a Martian’s brain was made up ofdifferent material than ours, it could not have our mental states.
3. Functionalism is a form of dualism in that it claims that the mind is an immaterial substance separate from the body.
4. The functionalist identifies the mind more with form than with matter.


T 1. An implication of functionalism is that if a computer processing of inputs and outputs is functionally equivalent to our mental activity, then computers have mental states
F 2. The functionalist would claim that if a Martian’s brain was made up ofdifferent material than ours, it could not have our mental states.
F 3. Functionalism is a form of dualism in that it claims that the mind is an immaterial substance separate from the body.
T 4. The functionalist identifies the mind more with form than with matter.

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