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Focus on the mind-body problem has been on the internal differences to answer whether the mind and body are separate or unified. Is the embodied cognition movement that looks externally to see how mind-brain is integrated with the body and its environment a step forward or backward in the field of psychology? Please provide justification and deliberate which of these two views most closely aligns with your own.

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I think that the embodied cognition movement that looks externally to see how mind-brain is integrated with the body and its environment is a step forward in the field of psychology. This is due to the fact that this is a scientifically valid methodology by which to demonstrate the integration and unification of the mind and body. In addition, it can be readily ascertained from situations in ...

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