Early behaviorists,such as John B.Watson,would have been LEAST likely to encourage research that focused on

A) maladaptive eating habits.
B) the meaning of frightening dreams.
C) effective parenting techniques.
D) crime-deterring legal practices.

Early behaviorists, such as John B. Watson, were primarily interested in observable behavior and focused on the principles of conditioning. As such, they would have been least likely to encourage research on subjective experiences such as the meaning of frightening dreams. They also had little interest in mental processes, which are relevant to effective parenting techniques and crime-deterring legal practices. Maladaptive eating habits, however, may have been of interest to early behaviorists as they could be seen as observable behaviors that are subject to conditioning.