What evidence supports that person permanence is innate, rather than learned?

As children get older, their belief in it tends to diminish

Why do we find magic tricks fascinating?

Because it violates our expectations of the real world

With regards to genetic and learned intuitions, we

Are unable to tell what's learned and what's genetic

Which is true about how we view supernatural entities?

They belong to 1 category and have 1-2 features from another

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1
What evidence supports that person permanence is innate, rather than learned?
It can occur without conscious intention
As children get older, their belief in it tends to diminish
Primates and other animals display similar behaviour
None, it is learned and not innate.
2
How many features of a category can be broken before people become skeptical of the premise?
No limit, due to wishful thinking
3-4
More than 5
1-2
3
Thought alienation is common among
Epileptics
Schizophrenics
Those with Blindsight
Children
4
The thought "that could have been me" accompanied by an anxious feeling is an example of:
Counterontologies
Sensation
Counterfactuals
Imagination
5
The corpus callosum may typically be cut
To treat epileptic seizures
To treat schizophrenia
When you have an intense migraine
With zero side effects
6
Which of the following is not one of the 3 meanings of consciousness discussed in lecture?
Conscious of self
Conscious of something
Conscious of environment
Awake
7
How long does person permanence typically last?
1 week
1 year
3 months
48 hours
8
If your keys were to start moving on their own, you would know this is abnormal because:
It violates your ontologies
Your religious beliefs (religious vs non-religious)
Your Physical Reality Realization System (PRRS)
Perceptual Dissonance
9
When Seb first drove standard it required great focus. Now, he often shifts without noticing:
Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Automatization
Intuition
Practice
10
Why do we find magic tricks fascinating?
Because they violate the laws of physics
A combination of our imagination and wishful thinking
Because it violates our expectations of the real world
Because of our DLPFC (which is deactivated during dreaming)
11
With regards to genetic and learned intuitions, we
Know that it is purely the cause of innate mechanisms
Can very easily understand what's learned and what's genetic
Can only distinguish their origins through EEG brain scans
Are unable to tell what's learned and what's genetic
12
Which is true about how we view supernatural entities?
Everyone is afraid of them, whether or not they admit it
They belong to 2 or more different categories
They don't belong to any particular category
They belong to 1 category and have 1-2 features from another

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