According to the authors of the textbook, scholars in the 1600's did not apply scientific methodology to the study of the mind and human behavior because of what belief?
A) that scientific methodology did not work
B) that science needed more time to develop
C) that humans were not just physical machines, and could not be studied using science
D) that it was a religious sin to try to understand the nature of the mind

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Scholars in the 1600's did not apply scientific methodology to the study of the mind and human behavior because they believed that humans were not just physical machines and could not be studied using science. This belief was known as dualism, which saw the mind and body as separate entities. It wasn't until later in the 19th century that psychology began applying scientific methodology to the study of the mind and behavior.

According to the Authors of the Textbook, Scholars in the 1600's