Operational behaviorism asserted that
A) behavior can be studied reliably only by using the highly controlled equipment of the operant chamber.
B) an unobservable variable can be used to explain behavior if we indicate how we will manipulate it and how it will affect behavior.
C) before we can reliably measure and predict behavior, we must have accurate operational definitions of the antecedents.
D) both respondent conditioning and operant behavior are controlled by the same operations-antecedent events.

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Operational behaviorism allows for the use of unobservable variables in explaining behavior, as long as there is a clear indication of how these variables are manipulated and how they affect observable behavior. This approach emphasizes the importance of operational definitions in psychological research.

Operational Behaviorism Asserted That