Which of the Following Is an Important Criticism of Behaviorism

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an important criticism of behaviorism?

• A) It overemphasizes genetic influences.
• B) It underestimates children's contributions to their own development.
• C) It cannot be effectively applied to toddlers or preschool children.
• D) It only works in controlled settings, not in children's everyday lives.

Recognize the principle of social categorization and its effects on perception of others.

Identify and explain the operation of belief perseverance in maintaining beliefs despite contradictory evidence.

Understand the fundamental attribution error and its impact on judgment of others' behaviors.

Analyze the role of the self-serving bias in attributions of success and failure.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or controlled to test their effects on dependent variables.

Multiple Regression Model

A statistical technique that uses several explanatory variables to predict the outcome of a response variable.

Error Term

The error term represents the difference between observed values and the values predicted by a model in statistical analysis.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are manipulated or categorized to observe their effect on dependent variables.