A Major Consequence of the Adoption of the Doctrine of Physiological

question 44

Multiple Choice

A major consequence of the adoption of the doctrine of physiological mechanism by Helmholtz and his fellow students was that they

• A) were encouraged to try to solve problems that previously seemed unsolvable, such as analyzing and measuring the nervous impulse.
• B) were motivated to perform the ultimate experiment, disproving vitalism completely.
• C) lost support from their superiors, including Müller, and had extra challenges in pursuing their later careers.
• D) were able to develop the law of specific nerve energies.

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