How Did Physiology Contribute to the Emergence of Psychology as a Separate

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Multiple Choice

How did physiology contribute to the emergence of psychology as a separate scientific discipline?

• A)In defining the boundaries of their science, physiologists rejected the study of mental processes and behavior.
• B)Physiologists in the late nineteenth century proposed that psychology should be a separate subdiscipline of philosophy.
• C)Physiologists demonstrated that scientific methods could be applied to understanding human behavior and mental processes.
• D)Physiologists in the late nineteenth century were unable to apply scientific methods to the study of human behavior and thinking, and consequently psychology was no longer part of that discipline.