When Watson claimed “Give me a dozen healthy infants?

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1) When Watson claimed “Give me a dozen healthy infants…” he was arguing that behavior is strongly influenced byheredity factorsenvironmental factorscultural factors subjective factors2) While functionalism emphasizes the adaptive purpose of ____, evolutionary psychology emphasizes the adaptive purpose of ____.physical structures of the body; behaviorbehavior; consciousnessconsciousness; behaviorconsciousness; physical structures of the body

Ms. Juana Fadel · Accepted Answer

Environmental factors– He was essentially saying that if he controlled the environment and interactions between the infants then he could greatly modify their behavior.behavior; consciousness– “Functional psychology or functionalism refers to a general psychological approach that views mental life and *behavior* in terms of active adaptation to the person’s environment.” – According to evolutionary psychology, “Consciousness is a small portion of the contents and processes of the mind” that evolved for an adaptive purpose.

Ms. Juana Fadel · Answer

1) environmental factors2) behavior; consciousness

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