According to the philosophical behaviorists, if something behaves like a normal human under a wide variety of conditions, then we
A) may tentatively assume it has mental states, though we cannot be sure.
B) can know it has mental states.
C) can perform behavioral analysis on such behavior and then determine whether it has mental states.
D) All of the above

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Philosophical behaviorists argue that mental states can be fully understood in terms of observable behaviors. Therefore, if something behaves like a normal human under a wide variety of conditions, they would assert that we can know it has mental states based on its behavior.

According to the Philosophical Behaviorists, If Something Behaves Like a Normal