John B. Watson argued that psychologists should
A) use the method of introspection to establish the structural aspects of consciousness.
B) be concerned with the purposiveness (function) of behavior.
C) confine their work to people who are diagnosed as mentally ill.
D) abandon the study of consciousness.

Question

John B. Watson argued that psychologists should 
A) use the method of introspection to establish the structural aspects of consciousness.
B) be concerned with the purposiveness (function) of behavior.
C) confine their work to people who are diagnosed as mentally ill.
D) abandon the study of consciousness.

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John B. Watson famously argued that psychologists should abandon the study of consciousness, as he believed it was too subjective and unscientific. Instead, he advocated for the study of observable behavior and the environmental factors that influence it. This approach, known as behaviorism, became influential in the field of psychology in the early 20th century.

John B. Watson Argued That Psychologists Should