Researchers complained about James's concept of the instinct for a number of reasons,but NOT because:
A)the term was used in a variety of different ways.
B)it could not describe social behavior.
C)it could do little in the way of explaining behavior.
D)it was inconsistent with behaviorism.

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James's concept of the instinct was criticized for various reasons, but not because it couldn't describe social behavior. In fact, instincts were often used to explain both individual and social behaviors in the context of early psychological theories. The criticisms were more about the vague and inconsistent use of the term, its limited explanatory power, and its inconsistency with emerging behaviorist perspectives.

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