The Heated Debate,led by Noam Chomsky,that Convinced Many Psychologists That

question 46

Multiple Choice

The heated debate,led by Noam Chomsky,that convinced many psychologists that behaviourism could not explain such complex behaviours and that they needed to be examined by the cognitive perspective,is:

• A) the use of physical punishment for young children
• B) the mixed results from the use of reinforcement in the school system
• C) how children are biologically preprogrammed to acquire language
• D) how humans choose mates and allocate resources

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