McDougall's View That Social Behavior Is Largely Determined by Instincts

question 13

Multiple Choice

McDougall's view that social behavior is largely determined by instincts

• A) is still the accepted view today.
• B) had very little impact on psychology as a whole.
• C) has since been discredited and abandoned.
• D) stressed the importance of environmental influence.

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