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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.7
What's a primary critique against John B. Watson's belief that psychology should focus only on observable behavior?
Iit undervalues how reward systems can incentivize specific behaviors..
Iit doesn't give enough importance to learning from peer groups and societal norms..
It dismisses internal mental states as significant contributors to human behavior.
It doesn't acknowledge the role biology plays in establishing behavioral patterns..
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