Text 1: Neuroscientist Dr. Anna Garcia studies free will. "Brain activity predicting choices occurs before conscious awareness of deciding," Garcia reports. "This suggests decisions are made unconsciously, with consciousness arriving after the fact."
Text 2: Philosopher Dr. Marcus Lee examines these experiments critically. "The studies show early neural activity correlates with later choices, not that consciousness plays no role," Lee argues. "Decisions involve ongoing processes. Locating 'the decision' at a single moment misrepresents how choices unfold."
What does Lee suggest is problematic about the conclusion Garcia draws from her research?
That brain activity doesn't actually exist
That the research assumes decisions occur at definable instants rather than through processes
That neuroscience cannot study the brain
That consciousness has no neural correlates
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. Lee argues against "locating 'the decision' at a single moment"—the conceptual framework assumes point-in-time decisions. Garcia's interpretation depends on this assumption Lee questions.
- Evidence: Lee: "Decisions involve ongoing processes."
- Reasoning: The before/after comparison presupposes discrete decision moments.
- Conclusion: Lee challenges the temporal model underlying Garcia's interpretation.
Choice A is incorrect because Lee accepts neural activity. Choice C is incorrect because Lee doesn't reject neuroscience. Choice D is incorrect because Lee discusses consciousness's role.