Hector Doesn't Believe That Mental Processes Can Be Studied Scientifically

question 213

Multiple Choice

Hector doesn't believe that mental processes can be studied scientifically because they are too subjective.Rather,psychological studies that constrain themselves only to what people actually do appeal to him.Hector's views are consistent with which approach?

• A)psychoanalysis
• B)structuralism
• C)functionalism
• D)behaviorism

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Genotype

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Double Helix

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