John B.Watson would have expressed the greatest disapproval of attempts to scientifically study whether
A) consumer buying habits are influenced by newspaper advertisements.
B) worker productivity is influenced by hourly wage rates.
C) academic achievement is influenced by a positive self-concept.
D) aggressive behavior is influenced by threats of punishment.

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John B. Watson was a behaviorist who believed that behavior could be studied scientifically through observable and measurable factors, such as stimuli and responses. He would have disapproved of attempts to study internal mental processes, such as self-concept, which cannot be directly observed or measured. Choices A, B, and D all involve observable factors that could be studied through behaviorist principles.

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