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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.7
What is a common critique of B.F Skinner’s operant conditioning theory in relation to personality development?
It underestimates the complexity and uniqueness of human behavior.
It overly focuses on conscious thoughts affecting our actions and decisions.
It gives too much weight to childhood experiences influencing adult behavior.
It overemphasizes genetic contributions to behavioral traits.
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