Professor King approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes the rewards and punishments that maintain certain specific behaviors. He does not invoke the mind to explain behavior but sticks to what he can observe and measure directly. It is most likely that he accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

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Professor King's emphasis on rewards and punishments aligns with the principles of the learning approach, which explains behavior through conditioning and reinforcement. The other options (sociocultural, cognitive, and psychodynamic) involve mental processes or social factors that Professor King explicitly does not consider in his approach.

Professor King Approaches Questions About Human Behavior from a Perspective