PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes was called
A
psychoanalysis.
B
behaviorism.
C
cognitive neuroscience.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Behaviorism is defined as: “The view that psychology (1) should be an objective science that (2) studies behavior without reference to mental processes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behaviorism focused on making psychology an objective science by studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Watson and Skinner from 1920s into 1960s Psychology: Objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes.

Detailed explanation-4: -John B. Watson was a pioneering psychologist who played an important role in developing behaviorism. Watson believed that psychology should primarily be scientific observable behavior. He is remembered for his research on the conditioning process.

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