Behaviorists such as John B.Watson would have been LEAST likely to attribute a child's behavior to
A) mindless habits.
B) peer pressure.
C) conscious intentions.
D) parental discipline.

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Behaviorists such as John B. Watson would not attribute a child's behavior to conscious intentions or the child's internal thought processes, as they did not believe in mental processes that cannot be observed or measured. Instead, they focused on observable behavior and how it was influenced by the environment. Mindless habits, peer pressure, and parental discipline are all environmental factors that could influence a child's behavior and would be more likely explanations according to behaviorism.

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