The discovery of a cure for syphilis led to ______.
A) today's general acceptance that there is a biological basis for all psychological disorders
B) the cure for polio
C) optimism that biological causes for other types of disturbed behavior would be discovered
D) the eventual development of the fields of neurology and neuropsychology

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The discovery of a cure for syphilis gave researchers optimism that other types of disturbed behavior could also have biological causes, leading to the eventual discovery of the biological bases for many psychological disorders. However, it did not directly lead to the cure for polio, the development of neurology and neuropsychology, or the general acceptance of a biological basis for psychological disorders (although it may have contributed to this acceptance over time).

The Discovery of a Cure for Syphilis Led to ______