Compare and contrast the philosophical positions of animism, that of Descartes and the modern view held by most physiological psychologists
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Animism is the view that objects have spirits which move them. Descartes argued that the mind and brain are separate but interacting. Most physiological psychologists argue that mind is a property of the brain.
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a. two X chromosomes. b. two Y chromosomes. c. one X and one Y chromosome. d. neither an X nor Y chromosome.
The information-processing approach
a. grew directly out of behaviorism. b. was facilitated by the early research in computer science. c. was inspired by linguists, such as Noam Chomsky, who provided extensive analyses about the way that sentences are coded in memory. d. is primarily used to explain cognitive development
Physical growth during the school years
A) increases dramatically from the pace of early childhood. B) continues at the slow, regular pace of early childhood. C) speeds up more significantly for boys than for girls. D) slows dramatically.
A ________ shows its effects only when both alleles are the same.
A. genome B. recessive allele C. neuron D. dominant allele