Jason and his wife Mitzi often disagree about the colors of her outfits. Mitzi loves to wear a pink blouse with brown pants, while Jason feels that pink and brown do not ‘go together' in a good way. On the one hand,

, this may simply reflect different opinions about colors. On the other hand, this may reflect the fact that they have a fundamental difference in perception of what brown and pink look like. This difficulty knowing the consciousness of others is known as the __________.
a. problem of other minds
b. fundamental attribution error
c. consciousness discontinuity effect
d. perceptual chasm


Answer: A

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