"All That Really Matters in Our Study Is How Environmental

question 133

Multiple Choice

"All that really matters in our study is how environmental reinforcers influence observable behavior.Forget about mental processes." Who might have said this?

• A) Sigmund Freud-the social cognitive theorist
• B) Abraham Maslow-the strict behaviorist
• C) B.F. Skinner-the strict behaviorist
• D) Albert Bandura-the social cognitive theorist

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