Timothy has been reluctant to ask or answer questions in the classroom because when he spoke in his second-grade class, his peers laughed at him.This example demonstrates psychology's goal of ________ behavior.
A)describing
B)explaining
C)predicting
D)changing

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Psychology's goal is to explain behavior, and this example demonstrates how Timothy's reluctance to speak in class is explained by his previous experience of being laughed at.

Timothy Has Been Reluctant to Ask or Answer Questions in the Classroom