Practice question · True or false
The 'black box' metaphor reflected a methodological choice to study observable behavior, not a claim that mental states are unreal.
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- Distinguish 'we won't study it' from 'it doesn't exist'.
- Behaviorists limited their METHODS, without denying internal states could exist.
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True
Why
True. The 'black box' expressed a methodological decision to study only what can be directly observed, not a denial that internal states exist - a distinction cognitive methods like reaction-time measures later exploited.
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