In response to the criticism that behavioral approaches cannot change the underlying causes of disruptive behavior, the behavioral scientist would reply:

a. There are no underlying causes of behavior.
b. All our research shows permanent behavior change with operant conditioning.
c. When underlying causes persist in making behavior change impossible, we refer the
client to a form of psychotherapy or medical model intervention.
d. He would be unfriendly to the critic in an attempt to extinguish his criticism.


A

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