Why Is It Surprising That B

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why is it surprising that B.F.Skinner developed the first auditory projective test?

• A)As a behaviorist,B.F.Skinner did not believe that mentalistic terms such as projection are scientifically useful.
• B)The development of this test was an accidental product of a behavioral assessment for hearing that B.F.Skinner had been working on.
• C)B.F.Skinner did not believe in projective instruments but nonetheless believed there was a great market for this test at the time.
• D)Most of B.F.Skinner's career was in the era before sound could be recorded and this test was one of his final accomplishments

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