Early Behaviorists Used Animal Subjects, Due in Part to Their

question 21

Multiple Choice

Early behaviorists used animal subjects, due in part to their belief that

• A) it is impossible to get accurate data from humans.
• B) research on humans was unethical.
• C) behavioral laws are more or less the same across species.
• D) humans have minds and other species do not.

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