Dean, Sam, and Cas are all best friends and decided to dress up as famous psychologists for Halloween. Dean dressed up as Sigmund Freud, Sam dressed as Carl Rogers, and Cas dressed as B.F. Skinner. They decided to not only dress up as those famous psychologists but also adapt their beliefs about psychology for the night.
-During the party,Jason tries to light up a candle with a match and burns his finger in front of Sam,Dean,and Cas.Which of the three friends is most likely to predict that Jason will not use another match ever again out of fear of burning his finger again

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B.F. Skinner is a behaviorist who believed that all behaviors are learned through rewards and punishments. Based on this belief, Cas would predict that Jason will not use another match again because he learned through the punishment of burning his finger that using a match leads to pain. Sam, as a humanistic psychologist, is more likely to focus on Jason's individual perception and feelings about the situation, while Dean, as a psychoanalyst, may look for subconscious motivations for Jason's behavior. Therefore, B is the best choice as it aligns with Skinner's theories on how behavior is controlled by environmental factors.

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