Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the behaviorists' answer to whether other people have mental states?
A) Yes, since they experience pretty much the same things as you experience.
B) Yes, since they have pretty much the same behavioral dispositions that you have.
C) No, since we can have no idea whether they experience the same things as you experience.
D) It's impossible to know, since we can have no idea whether they experience the same things as you experience.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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