Match the following myths of human behavior to their matching definitions

1. Blank Slate
a. Human nature is essentially good
2. Noble Savage
b. Human personality is fully malleable by society
3. Ghost in the Machine
c. Everyone has an individual soul-like quality that lets them make choices independent of biological predispositions


1. *b
2. *a
3. *c

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