Which Contemporary View of Behavior Is Considered Reductionistic and Mechanistic

question 188

Multiple Choice

Which contemporary view of behavior is considered reductionistic and mechanistic and seeks to explain behavior through the activity of genetics, the endocrine system, and one's physiology?

• A)behaviorist
• B)biopsychological
• C)psychodynamic
• D)humanistic

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Definitions:

Decision-Making

The cognitive process of choosing a course of action from among multiple alternatives, often based on reasoning or instinct.

Ambiguous Situations

Circumstances or scenarios that lack clarity or can be interpreted in multiple ways, often leading to confusion or indecision.

Mature Personality

The state of psychological development where an individual exhibits emotional stability, insight, and adaptive coping mechanisms.

Ego State

A data concerning psychological states associated with different aspects of the self, including the parental, adult, and child ego states in transactional analysis theory.