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#1. Which historical school of behaviorism primarily focused on the two-term contingency, emphasizing the pairing of a stimulus to a response, and often deliberately excluded the study of private events or internal mental states?

A) Radical behaviorism

B) Methodological behaviorism

C) Skinnerian behaviorism

D) Applied behaviorism

The text explicitly identifies methodological behaviorism as the type of behaviorism that focused on the twoterm contingency which involves the pairing of a stimulus S with a response R This approach exemplified by John B Watsons work largely ignored or denied the existence and scientific utility of internal mental states and private events concentrating solely on observable behaviors and environmental stimuli In contrast radical behaviorism primarily associated with BF Skinner expanded the scope to include the threeterm contingency AntecedentBehaviorConsequence and acknowledged private events eg thoughts feelings as behavior albeit not directly observable by others while still maintaining a focus on public measurable events for practical intervention Skinnerian behaviorism is essentially another name for radical behaviorism and applied behaviorism refers to the practical application of behavioral principles rather than a distinct philosophical school in this historical context

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