Discuss the role of models in guiding research, with Descartes' model as an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Models are useful in describing what is known about an area and in stimulating research. Descartes' hydraulic model was the first model for nervous system functioning. While this model was not accurate, it was important in suggesting a physical basis for behavior - the pineal gland, which supposedly controlled fluid that was sent throughout the body. In addition, the hydraulic model provided ideas that later thinkers and scientists could test empirically.
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a. Vygotsky's b. Rogoff's c. Piaget's d. Freud's
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