Practice question · Multiple choice
Watson rejected introspection in favour of observable behaviour. What problem was he trying to solve?
Hints
- Ask how you would referee a dispute between two introspectionists.
- The objection is methodological, not metaphysical.
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A. That introspective reports cannot be checked by anyone else
Why
Verifiability was the issue. Behaviourism bought a public, checkable subject matter at the cost of ruling out much of what psychology cares about, a trade later generations reopened.
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