Anxiety plays a prominent role in the personality theory of each of the following theorists except one. Which one?
A) Freud
B) Horney
C) Skinner
D) Kelly

Question

Anxiety plays a prominent role in the personality theory of each of the following theorists except one. Which one?
A) Freud 
B) Horney
C) Skinner
D) Kelly

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B.F. Skinner did not emphasize anxiety as a central component of his personality theory. He focused more on environmental factors and reinforcement contingencies in shaping behavior. In contrast, Sigmund Freud emphasized the role of anxiety in the development of personality, as did Karen Horney and George Kelly.

Anxiety Plays a Prominent Role in the Personality Theory of Each