A Psychologist Who Insists That Psychologists Should Only Study Behavior

question 235

Multiple Choice

A psychologist who insists that psychologists should only study behavior and never make references to mental processes, would best be described as a

• A) humanistic psychologist.
• B) methodological behaviorist.
• C) radical behaviorist.
• D) cognitive psychologist.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a significant stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

An originally neutral signal that, upon being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately elicits a conditioned response.

Anxiety

A sensation of anxiety or discomfort caused by the unpredictability of a situation.

Fear

Fear is an emotional response to perceived threats, leading to fight, flight, or freeze behaviors.