Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a PhD in psychology in the 1920s.Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B.Watson.Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?
A)an analysis of sensory information processing and perceptual patterns
B)an analysis of how specific behaviours are acquired
C)a survey of sexual imagery in dreams of men and women
D)an analysis of the thought processes students report while answering test items

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John B. Watson was a behaviorist who believed that behavior is shaped by the environment through conditioning. Therefore, an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired would be an acceptable choice for research under his influence. Choices A, C, and D do not align with Watson's behaviorist perspective.

Suppose You Were a Graduate Student Studying for a PhD