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fnuegbu

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Which of the following did Skinner reject as valid characteristics of personality?
 
  a. Traits
  c. Defense mechanisms
  b. Unconscious influences
  d. All of these are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement about B. F. Skinner?
 
  a. He denied the existence of internal forces that direct behavior and development.
  b. His study of behavior incorporated psychoanalytic and humanistic approaches.
  c. His work rendered all previous personality theories obsolete.
  d. He made no reference to internal, subjective states to account for behavior.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Skinner made no reference to internal, subjective states to account for behavior. Unconscious influences, defense mechanisms, traits, and other driving forces cannot be seen, he argued, and therefore they have no place in a scientific psychology.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: B. F. Skinner made no reference to internal, subjective states to account for behavior. Unconscious influences, defense mechanisms, traits, and other driving forces cannot be seen, he argued, and therefore they have no place in a scientific psychology.




fnuegbu

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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