AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

BEHAVIOR THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT true about Behaviorism?
A
Humans do not have free will
B
We learn through cause and effect
C
Behavior is influenced by environmental factors
D
Emotions dictate most of our behavior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The statement that asserts a true claim regarding behaviorism would be: b). It is the school of psychology that focuses on learning observable behavior. ‘Behaviorism’ is defined as the ‘psychological approach that focuses on observable behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, it is concluded that Freud is one of the psychologists that is NOT related to behaviorism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Behaviorism focuses on the idea that all behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment. This learning theory states that behaviors are learned from the environment, and says that innate or inherited factors have very little influence on behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main influences of behaviourist psychology were Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), Edward Lee Thorndike (1874-1949), John B. Watson (1878-1958), and B.F. Skinner (1904-1990).

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