Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D.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)a survey of daydreams
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 is considered the founder of behaviorism, which emphasizes the study of observable behavior and conditioning. Therefore, an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired would be in line with Watson's ideas and would likely be considered an acceptable choice for research by a graduate student advised by someone strongly influenced by him. Any research involving self-reported mental events, such as daydreams, dream imagery, or thought processes, would not fit with Watson's emphasis on observable behavior.

Suppose You Were a Graduate Student Studying for a Ph