Spencer developed synthetic philosophy, which was an attempt to ____.?
a. ?bring together the works of Darwin and Wundt to form a new school of psychology
b. ?ban the use of animal experimentation in psychology
c. ?use evolutionary theory as a way to understand any process that undergoes change and development
d. ?argue that consciousness had no use since it did not aid survival. therefore, psychology should give up the study of consciousness
e. ?introduce the idea that evolution should be guided by governmental programs to "synthetically" direct evolution in a particular direction
c
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