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Neo wants to study people's emotional reactions to increases in temperature. Her classmate, Bernard, tells her that she should focus on observable behaviours, rather than internal states in her study. Bernard's views are MOST similar to those found in

A) the psychodynamic perspective.
B) the evolutionary perspective.
C) the behavioural perspective.
D) the biological perspective.

Behavioural Perspective

An approach in psychology focusing on observable behaviors and the ways in which they're learned through interactions with the environment.

Emotional Reactions

Refers to the psychological responses, including feelings and expressions, to internal or external events.

Observable Behaviours

Actions or reactions of an individual, in a particular situation, that are visible and measurable.

  • Understand the consequences for research methodology when choosing to study observable behavior rather than internal states in psychology.
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