According to B. F. Skinner, we are mistaken when we look to inner causes for our actions because
A) inner mental states have no impact on behavior.
B) we can't know if inner states cause or are caused by behaviors (or both).
C) only a few of the most obvious inner states, such as anxiety, can be a cause for our behavior.
D) subjective feelings are the result of our behavior, not the cause.

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According to B. F. Skinner, we can't know if inner states cause or are caused by behaviors (or both). Skinner believed that behavior is shaped by environmental factors, such as rewards and punishments, and that looking to inner causes is not a scientific approach to understanding behavior. Skinner's approach is called radical behaviorism.