Taylor Says That His Examples Show That "The Relation Expressed

question 144

Essay

Taylor says that his examples show that "the relation expressed in the hypothetical 'I will move my finger if I want to' is, if the hypothetical is true at all, a logical relationship between concepts, resting only on a conventional equivalence of meaning, and as such cannot be a causal relationship between states or events." Do you agree with Taylor? Explain your answer.

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Definitions:

Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger conditioned responses in animals.

UCR

Unconditioned Response; an automatic and natural response elicited by a stimulus without any prior learning or conditioning.

UCS

UCS stands for Unconditioned Stimulus, a term in classical conditioning that describes a stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive response without prior learning.

CS

Short for Conditioned Stimulus, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.