The quote that behaviorism "has substituted for the erstwhile anthropomorphic view of the rat, a ratomorphic view of man" implies that
A) a behavioristic view of personality is completely without merit.
B) behaviorism demeans our humanness with simple laws derived from rat studies.
C) it is better to study rats than humans because there are fewer ethical issues involved.
D) rats and humans are the same in terms of how they learn.
E) we should not try to draw comparisons between humans and rats.
B
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