What Can Psychologists Currently Conclude Regarding the Mind-Body Problem

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Multiple Choice

What can psychologists currently conclude regarding the mind-body problem?

• A) Scientists can definitively distinguish between functions of the mind and functions of the body.
• B) Scientists can conclude there is no true separation; the brain is the mind.
• C) Scientists can determine which types of neural activity are associated with consciousness, but cannot determine how neural firings give rise to subjective experiences.
• D) Scientists can determine which types of neural activity elicit specific subjective experiences, and thus can scientifically measure the exact functions of the mind.

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