Question

multiple choice question
which mechanistic theory describes observed behavior as a predictable response to experience?

behaviorism
psychoanalytic
cognitive
psychosocial
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Explanation:

Behaviorism focuses on observable behavior, framing it as a predictable learned response to environmental experiences and stimuli. Psychoanalytic theory centers on unconscious drives, cognitive theory emphasizes internal mental processes, and psychosocial theory focuses on interactions between individual development and social environments, none of which match the described mechanistic focus on observable behavior as a response to experience.

Answer:

behaviorism