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Mentalism - Answer Explain behavior by appeal. There is a mental cause. Ex: drank water because thirsty Behaviorism - Answer Behavior caused by environment. Easily manipulated. Ex: Thirsty because was in desert. The Moral Self Image - Answer Collective view of ourselves that has been the result of religions. Defines is by defined by reason and autonomy. We are rational and free. It makes us moral agents and susceptible to law and is what is "special" about us. Skinner says that traditional technologies will not help us in addressing the existential crisis we face. Why does he think this? - Answer Traditional is different than modern times. Those technologies won't help us in the modern problems. In what way- according to Skinner- has the development of the psychological and social sciences differed from that of the physical sciences? - Answer Physical sciences always have a cause, social sciences- human behavior is autonomous. Briefly describe the relationship between mentalism in psychology and the Moral Self Image. - Answer Everything we find "special" about ourselves is mental and we don't want people taking that away. Ex: We don't want to give up rights.