You are interviewing a new member of the psychology department for the university newspaper. The faculty member states, "Internal states undoubtedly exist, but it is not necessary to draw inferences about unobservable states in order to understand behavior." This faculty member’s views are most similar to the views held by:

The following is missing for the question to be complete:

B. F. Skinner

William James

Sigmund Freud

Carl Rogers

   B.F. Skinner

Explanation:  B.F.Skinner is an American psychologist, behaviourist who has developed a theory of operative conditioning, arguing that behaviour can be shaped by its consequences. Each behaviour has a specific outcome and depending on the desirability of the outcome may be answered by reinforcements or penalties. In any case, with reinforcements and punishments, it is certain that certain behaviour will be repeated. He is also the creator of the so-called radical behaviourism according to which everyone has some innate behaviour, that is, behaviour is dependent on genes.

Skinner argued that internal mental processes, events, and states existed, though he felt that these internal events could not be taken as relevant to explain one's behaviour. Since behaviour can be studied and shaped by reinforcements or punishments, that is, it can only be objectively studied and shaped that can be observed, i.e externally behaviour, independent of internal events and states, such as thoughts, emotions, etc.

The answers can be found in options 1, 2 and 3.

Foodborne illnesses are also known as food poisoning. They are illnesses that people suffer from when they consume foods that have been contaminated by viruses, bacteria and other disease causing organisms.

Changes in agricultural and food processing methods

planting and cultivation stage of food crops requires the use of chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers can make food unsafe

Processing food with the wrong temperature can be a reason for such illnesses. For example there are certain foods that needs to be well cooked before they are consumed.

Salmonella is an example of such an infection that can result from undercooking food. When food like meat, poultry and eggs are undercooked and consumed, it could cause foodborne illnesses.  

Social and behavioral changes  among the human population

Changes such as paying less attention to personal hygiene can be another contributing factor. Neat and clean people are less likely to suffer from foodborne illnesses.

Safe food practices such as hand washing, equipment cleaning are very useful and necessary practices.

Globalization of food distribution

Because food is to be distributed for commercial purposes around different global regions, some of the packing methods makes the food unsafe for consumption.

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