Santiago says that in order to understand cognitive processes we need to look directly at the brain to see how it functions.Ayami disagrees and says that we need to look at how people perform on various cognitive tasks.This disagreement is an example of
A)biological versus behavioral methods.
B)validity of inferences versus ecological validity.
C)nature versus nurture.
D)rationalism versus empiricism.

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Santiago's perspective focuses on biological methods of studying cognitive processes, whereas Ayami's perspective focuses on observing behavior and performance on cognitive tasks. This represents a disagreement between biological (neuroscience) and behavioral approaches to studying cognition, making option A the correct answer. Option B is not as relevant since both perspectives are concerned with making valid inferences about cognitive processes, and option C and D are not applicable to this disagreement.

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