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In the 1950s, behavioral psychologists argued that all behaviors could be studied and assessed with no consideration of the internal mental state, which overturned decades of previous work on theories of the mind.

(A) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental state, which overturned
(B) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental and overturning
(C) assessed without considering the mental state internally, overturning
(D) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental state, overturning
(E) assessed without any consideration about the mental state internally, which overturned

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Incorrect use of which, overturning will be preferred. B,C,D.

B doesn't make sense and c is too wordy.

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Can you please explain in more detail why C is wrong? I am kind of stuck on it.

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C is wrong because "mental state internally" detracts from what the author intended to say. Look at the original sentence. The author wants to describe the internal mental state, not mental state inside xxx.
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I narrowed down to A & D and chose D while ruling out which in A.
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+1 D

"which" modifies mental state. We need a participle modifier to modify the main clause.
We are talking about the INTERNAL mental state, not about an action.
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Can you please explain in more detail why C is wrong? I am kind of stuck on it.

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Always remember adj form is preferred over adverb form! internal mental state is preferred over mental state internally!
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Can anyone please explain why C is incorrect
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The usage of "internally" is wrong. "Internally" is an adverb referring to the gerund "considering", as though the consideration was not done internally. Option C therefore does not make any sense.
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(A) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental state, which overturned
(B) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental and overturning
(C) assessed without considering the mental state internally, overturning
(D) assessed with no consideration of the internal mental state, overturning -> correct
(E) assessed without any consideration about the mental state internally, which overturned
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