Questions 3-4 refer to the following passage.

The author mentions cognitive neuroscientists in order to

a. Provide a specific example of a general idea the author mentions in the preceding sentence

b. Present one side in the debate surrounding the issue of how minds identify and understand faces

c. Trace the development of scientific inquiry into the phenomenon of face perception

d. Compare the process of face perception with the process of visual recognition more generally

e. Reconcile two contradictory view points

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Face perception is the mind's ability to recognize and register another visage. It plays a significant role in social interactions. Through it Line we distinguish the familiar from the strange and (5) formulate nuanced readings of people's moods and characters. However, controversy surrounds the process of face perception. Psychologists argue that it involves a series of stages: Individuals recognize physical features, make (10) broad inferences regarding gender and age, and finally recall meaningful information regarding the face they perceive, such as a name. Cognitive neuroscientists, on the other hand, posit the idea that face perception works through (15) analogy: The mind has an inherent ability to con- nect similar objects. While the exact process of face perception is still unclear, evidence sug- gests that it involves a specific set of skills and that the fusiform gyrus, a part of the brain, is (20) necessary for it to occur.