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TFauchery

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A serious complication of physiological analyses of behavior is that
 
  A) behaviors have to be explained in terms of molecular events.
  B) different physiological mechanisms may produce identical behaviors.
  C) different behaviors may occur for the same reasons.
  D) physiologists are only able to offer reductionist explanations.
  E) Science is difficult.

Question 2

Ren Descartes would be most comfortable with which of the following statements?
 
  A) The universe is a mental construction.
  B) The body is a hallucination generated by the mind.
  C) The body is made of matter; the mind is not.
  D) The brain serves to cool the passions of the heart.
  E) Reflexes are noted in humans, but not in animals.


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ilianabrrr

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Rationale: A serious complication of physiological analyses of behavior is that different physiological mechanisms may produce identical behaviors.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C
Rationale: Ren Descartes would be most comfortable with the statement that the body is made of matter; the mind is not.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jun 22, 2018
No problem :)


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