Who would be most likely to agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can be observed"?

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John B. Watson is most associated with the idea of behaviorism, which emphasizes the study of observable behaviors rather than internal mental processes. In fact, he famously stated, "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors." This quote illustrates Watson's belief that behavior can be conditioned and manipulated through external factors, rather than being determined solely by innate or internal factors.

Who Would Be Most Likely to Agree with the Statement