Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D.in psychology in the 1920s.Your advisor was John B.Watson.Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?
A) A survey of daydreams.
B) An analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired.
C) The mighty unconscious: Are we servants of its whim?
D) I'm okay, you're okay. All the rest are nuts.

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John B. Watson is known as the father of behaviorism, which focuses on observable behaviors and how they are acquired through conditioning. Therefore, an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired would align with his theoretical perspective and likely be an acceptable choice for research. A survey of daydreams and exploring the unconscious would not align with behaviorism, and the fourth option is not a clear research question or topic.

Suppose You Were a Graduate Student Studying for a Ph