You are a contestant on Jeopardy!, and it is your turn. You say to Alex, "I'll take Ancient Explanations of Mental Illness for $100." The answer is, "His was the first recorded attempt to explain abnormal behavior as due to some biological process." The smile on your face reveals the confidence you have as you say, __________.
A) "Who is Sigmund Freud?"
B) "Who is Hippocrates?"
C) "Who is Carl Rogers?"
D) "Who is John Watson?"

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The word "biological" in the clue hints at a biological understanding of mental illness, which is credited to Hippocrates, a Greek physician who theorized that mental illness arises from imbalances in bodily fluids (known as the four humors). Sigmund Freud is more famous for his theories on psychoanalysis, Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychologist, and John Watson is associated with behaviorism, none of which directly addressed biological causes of mental illness.

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