Why did behaviorism have a negative impact on the growth of cognitive psychology?
a. Behaviorism stated that it was unscientific to explain behaviors in terms of what the person did (internally) with the information presented in the stimulus before they responded.
b. Behaviorists' results were difficult to replicate and thus gave the field a bad reputation in the scientific community.
c. Behaviorism caused people to focus on applied psychotherapy instead of pure research.
d. Behaviorism was seen by the public as cruel, and thus fell out of favor with the politicians who funded scientific research.
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