According to the solution to the mind?body problem called ____________, mind is like the stem whistle of a locomotive; it is a byproduct of physical processes and has no causal part to play in those processes (the whistle is produced by the machines stem but in no way affects the machine).

a. double aspect theory
b. psychophysical isomorphism
c. psychophysical parallelism
d. epiphenomenalism


Answer: d. epiphenomenalism

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