When cognitive psychologists use the computer as an analogy to explain the relationship between cognition and the brain,the brain is described as the computer's
A)hardware.
B)firewall.
C)hard drive.
D)software.

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The hardware of a computer is responsible for processing information and running software programs, just as the brain is responsible for processing cognitive information and producing behavior. Therefore, the brain is best described as the computer's hardware in this analogy.

When Cognitive Psychologists Use the Computer as an Analogy to Explain