"I Thought About It and Decided What to Do

question 21

Multiple Choice

"I thought about it and decided what to do." Why would behaviorists reject that statement?​

• A)Behaviorists care about animal behavior and not human behavior.
• B)Your thoughts did not cause the action, because events caused your thoughts.​
• C)Behaviorists rely entirely on explanations in terms of brain activity.​
• D)Behaviorists explain behavior in terms of unconscious thoughts, not conscious ones.​

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Definitions:

Multivariate Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare group means on several dependent variables simultaneously.

Independent Variables

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

Confirmatory

Pertaining to tests or analyses conducted to confirm a prior hypothesis or finding.

Exploratory

Related to the initial investigation of phenomena, often without specific expectations or hypotheses, used to identify patterns, relationships, or insights.