Two Developmental Psychologists Are Discussing the Factors That Are Important

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Essay

Two developmental psychologists are discussing the factors that are important in explaining one's behavior. One is a proponent of operant conditioning and the other supports a social learning approach. Select a famous person and describe one way these two psychologists may agree and one way they may disagree in their explanation of the celebrity's behavior.

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