Recall your text's discussion of the behaviorist perspective in Chapter 1. According to your text, "Skinner argued [that] empirical - observable - information should be gathered first, and then theories . . . could be formulated from that." Skinner is endorsing _____ reasoning, promoted early on by _______.
A) inductive; Bacon
B) inductive; Descartes
C) deductive; Bacon
D) deductive; Descartes

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Skinner's approach is based on the empirical gathering of data and then formulating theories based on the observation of that data, which is a classic example of inductive reasoning. This approach was promoted by Francis Bacon, who is often considered the father of modern empiricism.

Recall Your Text's Discussion of the Behaviorist Perspective in Chapter