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.

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Behaviorists would argue that mental states are not necessary to explain behavior and that all behavior can be explained by observable stimuli and responses. Therefore, they would say that other people have mental states only to the extent that they exhibit similar observable behaviors in response to similar stimuli. Choice B reflects this perspective, stating that others have mental states because they have similar behavioral dispositions as oneself.

Which of the Following Is the Behaviorists' Answer to Whether