A famous person who insisted that psychology be restricted to observable behavior is _____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Who was the first of the following individuals to emphasize that psychology should be restricted to the scientific study of observable behavior?

   A. Wundt
   B. Skinner
   C. Bandura
   D. Watson

2. The school of thought which restricted psychology’s subject matter to the observable actions of people and other animals is ___________?

   A. Structuralism
   B. physiological psychology
   C. behaviorism
   D. ethnology
   E. None of these

3. If psychology can be defined as the science of behavior and the mind, why are the data in psychology always drawn from behavior?

   A. behavior can be influenced by physiology and the mind cannot
   B. behavior can be influenced by the environment and the mind cannot
   C. behavior can be observed and the mind cannot
   D. All of above

4. According to the cognitive psychologist the observable behavior:

   A. Is not possible without aptitudinal change
   B. Is not possible without environmental change
   C. Not both (a) and (b)
   D. None

5. An individual behavior consists not only of his observable acts but also of all his reactions to inner states and to environmental factors of:

   A. Reaction
   B. Relationship
   C. Experiences
   D. Influence

6. An evaluation of an individual’s observable behavior characteristics that is likely to be more valid that the opinion of:

   A. Two or more persons
   B. Two persons
   C. Any one person
   D. No person

7. Community psychology, health psychology, and neuropsychology are considered which of the following in clinical psychology?

   A. Precursors
   B. Continuums
   C. Inferences
   D. Subspecialties

8. The perspective that emphasizes observable responses is ____________?

   A. behavioral
   B. social-cultural
   C. neuroscience
   D. cognitive

9. The psychological perspective that emphasizes on how observable responses are learned is the_____________ perspective?

   A. behavioral
   B. behavior genetics
   C. cognitive
   D. evolutionary

10. Collection of observable evidence. precise definition and replication result all form the basis for:

    A. scientific observation
    B. the scientific method
    C. defining a scientific problem
    D. hypothesis generation