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My pick "E"...lil weird wording of the stem
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(E)..but it looks too good to be true.
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CR - Physicalist 31 Mar 2005, 19:46
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Definitely (E)
Everything else except the interaction of neurons is known. It is possible that interaction of neurons may never be known.
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[quote="harshi"]18. “Physicalistsâ€
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(A) The conclusion contradicts the claim of the physicalists.
- No. It does not contradict the claim. The conclusion actually supports the claim that ultimately, all mental functions will be explainable in neurobiological terms.

(B) The passage fails to describe exactly what is currently known about the basic functions of neurons.

(C) The word “neurobiologicalâ€
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OA for this please because i don't believe any test would have such a straightforward ans
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OA for this please because i don't believe any test would have such a straightforward ans
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don't think too much. sometimes it could be that easy. :-D
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OA for this please because i don't believe any test would have such a straightforward ans

don't think too much. sometimes it could be that easy. :-D
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that would be great :lol:
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I couldn't understand what the sentences exactly mean. I thought B and E seemed to be OK and saw that E is better so I would go with E.

(A) The conclusion contradicts the claim of the physicalists.
-> No, the conclusion does not contradict the claim.

(B) The passage fails to describe exactly what is currently known about the basic functions of neurons.
-> It is not an issue to describe about the basic functions of neurons, but the important is to know it and how the neurons interest it.

(C) The word “neurobiological” is used as though it had the same meaning as the word “mental.
-> Out of scope.

(D) The argument does not indicate whether it would be useful to explain mental functions in neurobiological terms.
-> Out of scope.

(E) The passage does not indicate that any knowledge has been achieved about how neurons interact.
-> It is said that neurons & their basic functions and the delineation are the key for physicalists to explain mental functions. I think passage did indicate about neurons and delineations, but did not about neuron's basic functions which is a knowledge of how neurons interact.



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