When psychologists discuss controlling behavior, they mean __________.

A. using scientific knowledge to help people shape their own goals and more efficiently use their resources to accomplish them
B. using scientific principles to be able to direct people to behave in certain ways
C. protecting people from being coerced into doing the bidding of others
D. using scientific principles to be able to predict people's behavior


Answer: A

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