J. B. Watson and B. F. Skinner believed that
A. psychology should study both outwardly observed behaviors and inborn mental motivations.
B. psychology should focus on an organism's visible interactions with the environment-that is, behaviors.
C. consciousness should always be investigated through the process of individual introspection.
D. psychological methods could be developed to study the process of human cognition.
Answer: B
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