A psychologist conducts an experiment by feeding pigeons blue and red seeds that are otherwise identical. The blue seeds contain a chemical that makes the birds sick. The psychologist wants to know how long it will take the birds to learn that only the red seeds are good to eat. Which psychologist would most likely conduct this experiment?

A. John B. Watson (behaviorist)

B. Abraham Maslow (humanist)

C. Wilhelm Wundt (structuralist)

D. Sigmund Freud (psychoanalyst)

E. Wolfgang Köhler (Gestaltist)

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Miya Compton

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25 December, 18:07

A psychologist conducts an experiment by feeding pigeons blue and red seeds that are otherwise identical. The blue seeds contain a chemical that makes the birds sick. The psychologist wants to know how long it will take the birds to learn that only the red seeds are good to eat. Which psychologist would most likely conduct this experiment?

A. John B. Watson (behaviorist)

B. Abraham Maslow (humanist)

C. Wilhelm Wundt (structuralist)

D. Sigmund Freud (psychoanalyst)

E. Wolfgang Köhler (Gestaltist)

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Samara Meza · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A

Explanation: Because he is a Behaviorist. Behaviorism is a term that covers several theories of psychology that has as its main object of study behavior.

Strict behaviorists believed that all behaviors were the result of conditioning. Anyone could be trained to act in a particular way given the right conditioning.