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BrownTown3

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Dualism is a view about mind-body interaction that believes
 
  a) that the mind and body are separate but interacting identities
  b) there is a causal interaction between mind and body that cannot yet be explained
  c) the mind can affect the body, but the body cannot affect the mind
  d) the body can affect the mind, but the mind cannot affect the body
  e) These are all possible dualistic beliefs

Question 2

Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because
 
  a) surgical removal of this gland in animals left them in a vegetative state
  b) writings left by the ancient Greeks documented the importance of this gland in their studies
  c) of its anatomical position in the brain (its unitary nature)
  d) the pineal glands of criminals tended to be smaller than that of law abiding
  people
  e) the pineal gland is a bilateral structure, which relates to mind (right pineal) and soul (left pineal)



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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