Skinner argued that Freud's great discovery was that human behavior has unconscious causes but Freud's great mistake was _______.

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Skinner believed that Freud's use of the mental apparatus of id, ego, and superego to explain human behavior was an unnecessary and unscientific addition to psychology. Skinner argued that behavior can be explained solely through observable stimuli and reinforcement, and that the concept of the unconscious was not necessary to explain behavior.

Skinner Argued That Freud's Great Discovery Was That Human Behavior