Dr. Johns researches mental disorders using laboratory methods. He stresses the importance of directly observable behaviors and the conditions or stimuli that evoke, reinforce, or extinguish them. Dr. Johns adheres to which early viewpoint of mental illness?
A) humanism
B) behaviorism
C) psychoanalysis
D) mesmerism

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Dr. Johns' focus on directly observable behaviors and the stimuli that affect them aligns with the principles of behaviorism, an early viewpoint in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors and the environmental factors that influence them, rather than internal mental states.

Dr Johns Researches Mental Disorders Using Laboratory Methods