The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities, each with different characteristics and governed by its own laws, is called:A) associationism. B) contiguity. C) dualism. D) nativism.

D. Dualism

Explanation:

For some philosophers, like Descartes, body and mind interact indepently despite they belong to the same structure. When body expresses itself with senses we are referring to passion, and when the mind is the one who controls our actions, we are moving ourselves for reason.