Regarding Human Thoughts and Cognitions,Skinner Believed That

question 3

Multiple Choice

Regarding human thoughts and cognitions,Skinner believed that

• A)they can be understood by applying the principles of operant and respondent conditioning.
• B)they are covert behaviors that take place within the skin.
• C)they cannot be changed by the contingencies of reinforcement.
• D)they do not exist.

Comprehend the role of the scientific method in psychology and contrast it with common sense and subjective experiences.

Understand the role of health psychologists in studying factors influencing health and illness.

Distinguish between various psychological specialties based on their focus areas.

Recognize consistent patterns in behavior and mental processes as key assumptions in psychology.