__________ challenges behaviorism by posing a thought experiment in which an actor perfectly exhibits the behavior characteristic of someone in pain even though he is not.
A) Gilbert Ryle
B) Daniel Dennett
C) Hilary Putnam
D) Ned Block

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The thought experiment described is known as the "brain in a vat" argument, which was proposed by Hilary Putnam. This argument challenges the behaviorist theory that all mental states and processes can be explained solely by outward behavior, by showing that it is possible for someone to exhibit the behavior characteristic of a mental state without actually experiencing that state.

__________ Challenges Behaviorism by Posing a Thought Experiment in Which