Question

Your professor directs a child and adolescent clinic that specializes in shaping behavior through rewards and consequences. Which of the following branches of psychology does this clinic support?

(A) humanistic psychology
(B) functionalism
(C) psychoanalysis
(D) behaviorism

Answer 1

Answer: (D) behaviorism

Step-by-step explanation:

Behaviorism is a psychological theory that works on observable stimulus-response behaviors and affirms all habits are acquired through interaction with the surroundings. In classical conditioning, people can learn to correlate two different stimuli through spontaneous responses, whereas in operant conditioning, the behavior is associated with certain consequences, through either positive/negative reinforcement, or punishment.