A man who explaining an individual's aggressiveness, Skinner would look for:
Correct answer: D. early learning experiences and reinforcement history
- A. environmental factors that could promote aggression
- B. feelings of repressed hostility
- C. instinctual explanations
- D. early learning experiences and reinforcement history
Explanation
As a behaviorist, Skinner would explain aggression through observable environmental influences, especially the person’s learning history and the reinforcement that maintains aggressive behavior. Repressed hostility and instincts are psychodynamic or instinct-based explanations, not Skinner’s approach.
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