Which of the following is a statement with which Skinner's followers would agree?
Correct answer: D. Free will is an illusion.
- A. Most behavior is controlled by unconscious forces
- B. The goal of behavior is self actualization
- C. Nature is more influential than nurture
- D. Free will is an illusion.
Explanation
Skinner's radical behaviorism explains behavior through environmental contingencies rather than an independent inner will, so free will is treated as an illusion. Unconscious forces belong mainly to psychoanalytic theory, while self-actualization belongs to humanistic theory.
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