Although many of the ideas of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes were later proven to be incorrect,their most significant contribution to current day psychology was
A) they shed light on the connection between the mind and the body.
B) they demonstrated the role of experience in development.
C) they established the scientific method for investigating questions.
D) they combined empirical facts with philosophical thinking to explain the connection between the brain and the body.

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Bacon and Descartes are considered to be the founders of modern science and their most significant contribution to current day psychology was their establishment of the scientific method for investigating questions, which is at the heart of modern scientific inquiry. Although some of their own ideas may have been incorrect, the scientific approach they promoted has enabled scholars to make significant progress in understanding the mind and behavior.

Although Many of the Ideas of Francis Bacon and Rene