The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities, each with different characteristics and governed by its own laws, is called:
A) associationism.
B) contiguity.
C) dualism.
D) nativism.

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Dualism is the philosophical concept that the mind and body are fundamentally distinct kinds of substances or realities, with the mind often being thought of as non-physical and the body as physical. This principle is most famously associated with René Descartes.

The Principle That the Mind and Body Exist as Separate