If you conclude that your mind is running a computational program that runs your body similar to a computer program controlling a computer you are most likely a?

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The idea that the mind is running a computational program is a key belief of functionalism, which holds that the mind is best understood as a system that processes information and produces output (e.g. behavior). Behaviorism would not likely support the idea of a computational program, as it focuses on observable behavior rather than mental processes. S-R mediationalists and New Look members also have different theoretical perspectives that would not align with the idea of a computational program running the mind.

If You Conclude That Your Mind Is Running a Computational