In the Past, Psychologists Who Emphasized the Role of Inborn

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the past, psychologists who emphasized the role of inborn characteristics on human behaviour were called:

• A) empiricists.
• B) behaviourists.
• C) nativists.
• D) psychoanalysts.

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