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Lataria Brown
on Oct 22, 2024Verified
According to radical behaviorists,
A) we can use behavioral observations to infer how the mind works.
B) internal processes, such as hopes and expectations, are never the causes of behavior.
C) all important behavioral variations can be traced to genetics.
D) all behavior can be explained in terms of the id and the ego.
Radical Behaviorists
Psychologists who follow a doctrine emphasizing the external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation, largely ignoring internal processes like cognition.
Behavioral Observations
The method of studying subjects' actions in their natural settings without intervention.
Internal Processes
Internal processes involve the cognitive, psychological, and physiological operations that underlie an individual's mental and emotional functioning.
- Clarify the position held by behaviorists about the utilization of psychological terms and internal statuses in the analysis of behavior.
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Learning Objectives
- Clarify the position held by behaviorists about the utilization of psychological terms and internal statuses in the analysis of behavior.