Fritz Heider believed that all people are "intuitive psychologists." By this he meant that
a. most people approach the understanding of behavior from a psychodynamic perspective.
b. there is no distinction between "common sense" psychology and "professional" psychology.
c. people try to figure out what others are like and what causes their behavior, just as professional psychologists do.
d. people have less interest in the behavior of others than professional psychologists do.
Answer: c. people try to figure out what others are like and what causes their behavior, just as professional psychologists do.
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