Dualism scale

From Preston, Ritter, & Hepler (2013, Cognition), see supplementary materials

(there's another one in here - Dualism Persists in the Science of Mind (Annals New York)

From 1 - Strongly Disagree to 7 - Strongly Agree

1. The mind is equivalent to the brain.*
2. It is impossible for science to ever have a complete understanding of the mind.
3. One’s thoughts, personality, preferences, and choices are all just a product of brain functions.*
4. Whether one is a good or bad person can be completely altered by changes in the brain.*
5. Aspects of mind that science cannot explain are best explained by the soul.
6. People have a non-physical soul (or spirit) that animates the physical body.
7. A person's soul persists after one dies.
8. Free will is an illusion produced by the brain.*
9. The mind interacts with the brain, but is separate from brain.
10. In the future, it may be possible to know someone's personality by looking at their
11. brain activity.*
12. The true self is not governed by the brain, but by a person's soul.
13. The mind is a non-physical property
14. In the future, it may be possible to know exactly what another person is thinking by looking at their brain activity.*
15. I believe the mind and soul are the same thing.

* Reverse-scored items