Skinner's contribution to behaviorism lies in his insistence that

a. one's actions are controlled by rewards and punishments.
b. behavior is only partially conscious.
c. the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
d. self-actualization is the primary determinant of behavior.


ANSWER: a

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