The View That the Mind Is Empty at Birth and That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The view that the mind is empty at birth and that exposure to the environment gives rise to experiences that the organism stores in its memory is known as

• A) dualism.
• B) rationalism.
• C) empiricism.
• D) hedonism.

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Definitions:

fMRI Imaging

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

Referred Pain

Pain perceived at a place that is different from the place of the stimulus. Visceral pain is often referred to sites on the skin.

Phantom Limb Pain

The experience of chronic pain in an absent body part.

Primary Afferents

Sensory neurons that convey impulses from the skin to the spinal cord.