Question

The possibility that our mental state might have a direct impact on our actions was most clearly dismissed by

Answer 1

The answer is behaviorists. Behaviorists is the science that studies voluntary behavior in people. This branch of psychology was initiated by J. B. Watson, but it was B. F. Skinner who studied and developed better the general laws of voluntary behavior.

This theory indicates that regardless of our mental state, there are certain general behavioral responses for all people.