In the 1950s,the Advent of Computers Had an Enormous Influence

question 277

Multiple Choice

In the 1950s,the advent of computers had an enormous influence on how psychologists conceptualized the mind.In this conceptualization,the brain was analogous to:

• A)computer hardware.
• B)computer software.
• C)an electrical source.
• D)programming language.

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