Regarding the subjective experience of consciousness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)We can learn a lot about humans and other animals through objective studies.
B)We cannot answer questions about what is going on in the minds of other humans or animals by using our own subjective perspective.
C)Our subjective experience offers no insight into how our brain gives rise to consciousness or why we are conscious in the first place.
D)The difficulty of knowing other minds is why introspection replaced behaviorism early in psychology's history.

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The statement about introspection replacing behaviorism early in psychology's history is false. In fact, behaviorism emerged as a reaction against introspective methods, emphasizing observable behaviors over introspective reports of mental states. Behaviorism dominated psychology for several decades in the early 20th century before the cognitive revolution brought attention back to internal mental processes.

Regarding the Subjective Experience of Consciousness, Which of the Following