Skinner saw creative behavior as being the result of
A)imagination.
B)mutations.
C)intelligence.
D)sublimations.
E)a creative power.

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Skinner, a behaviorist, viewed creative behavior as a form of mutation in the sense of a novel variation in behavior that gets selected or reinforced by the environment. He did not attribute creativity to internal processes like imagination, intelligence, or a specific creative power, but rather to external factors and reinforcement histories.

Skinner Saw Creative Behavior as Being the Result of