In the early 1900s, Ivan Pavlov:
A) believed that the study of classical conditioning should be expanded to investigate how conscious thoughts, perceptions, and other subjective mental states influence the conditioning process.
B) did not view psychology as an exact, or precise, science because of its emphasis on studying subjective states of consciousness.
C) founded behaviorism as a new school of thought and was elected president of the American Psychological Association.
D) began investigating the role of classical conditioning in schizophrenia and other mental disorders.

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Ivan Pavlov did not view psychology as an exact, or precise, science because of its emphasis on studying subjective states of consciousness. He believed that psychology should focus on observable, measurable behavior rather than unobservable mental states. This viewpoint was a precursor to the behaviorist movement in psychology.

In the Early 1900s, Ivan Pavlov