When the Professor Humphrey says “anything but purely physical” he means:

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a. His brain doesn’t make sense of the stimuli it perceives at all
b. There is no correspondence between the brain and the reality
c. His brain does not perceive physical stimuli as something physical only

The neural correlate of pain is:

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a. the correlation between pricking your thumb and the sharp sensation
b. the “objective” response of the brain cells to the pricking of the thumb
c. the “subjective” experience of the pain in your brain

Why does Professor Humphrey use the analogy of the impossible triangle?

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a. to show that the impossible triangle is a real traingle, but pain is not real
b. to illustrate you don’ t have to explain the existence of something that looks like the impossible triangle just like you don’t need to explain the existence of pain - they are both illusions
c. to sientifically prove that pain is an illusion, just like the impossible triangle

When he says that “neuroscientists will soon be closing in”, Professor Humphrey means that:

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a. neuroscientists might be on the point of discovering the nature of consciousness
b. neuroscientists will soon give up trying to understand how the brain works
c. the chances of neuroscientists ever discovering the nature of consciousness are very slim

What is the evolutionary advantage of consciousness?

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a. The chief benefit of consciousness is in how it changes people’s psychological profile
b. It encourages us to think about ourselves and others as spiritual beings and of the world around us as an enchanted place
c. It increases our respect  for the other conscious beings we live alongside