Which answer would John B. Watson most likely have given as his reason for choosing to study infants?
a. "I knew that I could eliminate the step of asking for their informed consent to participate in my research."
b. "I had access to the young residents of an orphanage and their parents were not around to object to my studies."
c. "I wanted to sell books, and the public will buy anything if it's written about babies."
d. "I think that later behavior and personality are simply the result of emotional responses that are conditioned early in life."
D
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a. high b. moderate c. low d. none of the above
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a. to keep social psychologists employed b. because many important decisions are made by groups such as juries c. because many people wrongly assume that individuals are better at decision-making d. to understand how individuals can improve to make decisions as well as groups do
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A. fatalism B. scarcity mindset C. values D. determinism
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a. cogito blanco b. tabula rasa c. scientia est potestas d. semper fideles