Skinner Believed That an Individual's Tendency to Show Consistent Patterns

question 99

Multiple Choice

Skinner believed that an individual's tendency to show consistent patterns of behavior was the result of

• A) the individual's personality traits.
• B) the conscious functioning of the individual's ego.
• C) response tendencies acquired through learning.
• D) the individual's genetic inheritance.

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