The school of behaviorism attempted to explain behavior by studying:

a) the reasons people give for their behaviors.
b) the specific personality traits that lead to behavior.
c) how a specific stimulus evokes a specific response.
d) the purposes of people's behavior.


ANS: c

Psychology

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