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It teaches us little that has to
do unequivocally with consciousness as distinct from
things, but it teaches us much concerning stimulus and
response, attention and habit, conflict and adjustment.

Word:

conciousness

Question:

How does the teaching referred to in the sentence help us understand stimulus and response, attention and habit, conflict and adjustment?

Answer (optional):

The passage does not provide an explicit answer to the question of how the teaching referred to in the sentence helps us understand consciousness in relation to things. However, the sentence suggests that introspective psychology has not been successful in teaching us about consciousness as distinct from things, but has taught us much about behavior such as stimulus and response, attention and habit, conflict and adjustment. The passage also suggests that an adequate understanding of consciousness and psychology can only be attained through a reflection on the facts of behavior, and that discussions of conscious behavior usually emphasize the similarity between conscious and reflex behavior.