According to the text, the Skinnerian approach to psychopathology would predict that a "behavioral deficit" would result when
A) a person developed a "healthy" response that came under the control of inappropriate reinforcers.
B) there is a failure to develop a response that is normally part of a person's behavioral repertory.
C) a person develops a response that is labeled as "bad", "sick", or "neurotic" in society.
D) a person is out of touch with the conditions of reinforcement in the environment.

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The Skinnerian approach, rooted in behaviorism, suggests that behavioral deficits occur when there is a failure to develop a response that should normally be part of an individual's behavior repertoire. This approach focuses on observable behavior and its relationship with the environment, particularly how behaviors are acquired or not acquired through reinforcement.

According to the Text, the Skinnerian Approach to Psychopathology Would