Why Won't Forcing Problem Ownership on a Person (Blaming) Help

question 116

Multiple Choice

Why won't forcing problem ownership on a person (blaming) help solve your problems?

• A) Blaming someone only shifts the problem; it does not solve it.
• B) Blaming someone does not change the problem for you and can be destructive.
• C) If a problem is owned, there is no one to blame.
• D) Understanding the problem removes blame.

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A theory of learning which states that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning.

Watson

John B. Watson, a psychologist from America, founded the behaviorism school of psychology, which focuses on observing and studying behavior.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology that aimed to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing the basic components of thoughts and sensations.

Sensations

The initial process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment.