F Skinner, in Many of His Early Writings, Was Against

question 16

Multiple Choice

F. Skinner, in many of his early writings, was against any type of explanations for behaviors that postulated internal conditions, since these conditions could not be observed. According to this idea, which of the following theories would view as invalid explanations of reinforcement?

• A) incentive motivation
• B) brain stimulation
• C) drive reduction
• D) all of the above

Understand the principles and advantages of the scientific method in psychology.

Define and differentiate between key research variables in experimental design.

Recognize the importance of controlling for extraneous variables in research studies.

Identify and describe measures of central tendency and variability.

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