A psychologist who adheres to the functionalist school of thought is staring at a banana. Which of the following statements is she most likely to make?
a. I see a long, curved, yellow object with a dark stem at one end.
b. I think that banana would really take the edge off of my hunger right now.
c. I see a banana.
d. I see a series of curved lines converging at two points, with the color yellow in between them. There is also a small "u"-shaped line connected to one conversion point for the other lines. The color brown is inside of it.
Answer: B
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