F. Skinner, in many of his early writings, was against any type of explanations for behaviors that postulated internal conditions, since these conditions could not be observed. According to this idea, which of the following theories would view as invalid explanations of reinforcement?
A) incentive motivation
B) brain stimulation
C) drive reduction
D) all of the above

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Skinner's behaviorism focuses on observable behaviors and rejects explanations based on internal states or processes that cannot be directly observed. All the listed theories (A) incentive motivation, (B) brain stimulation, and (C) drive reduction involve internal conditions or processes to explain reinforcement, which Skinner would view as invalid.

F Skinner, in Many of His Early Writings, Was Against