A Major Consequence of the Adoption of Mechanistic Doctrine by Helmholtz

question 28

Multiple Choice

A major consequence of the adoption of mechanistic doctrine by Helmholtz and his fellow students was that:

• A) they were encouraged to try to solve problems that previously seemed unsolvable, such as analyzing and measuring the nervous impulse.
• B) they finally performed the ultimate experiment, disproving vitalism completely.
• C) they lost support from their superiors, such as Müller, and were cast into an oppositional role.
• D) all of the above

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