Watson Realized That He Could Study the Behavior of Animals

question 390

Multiple Choice

Watson realized that he could study the behavior of animals even though he could not ask animals questions simply by observing the relationship between any stimuli and an animal's response, with the term response being defined as any

• A)event in the environment.
• B)example of experiential processing.
• C)covert action displayed by the animal.
• D)muscular action, glandular activity, or other identifiable aspect of behavior.

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Definitions:

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