Sorry, this is not true. Indeed, introspection relies on exactly the opposite approach from what behaviorists believe. Behaviorists deny the relevance of mental states to psychological explanation. Yes, this is false. Indeed, introspection relies on exactly the opposite approach from what behaviorists believe.
Behaviorists deny the relevance of mental states to psychological explanation.
Freud emphasized mental states and processes, which behaviorists deny, so he could not be considered a behaviorist. He was a kind of cognitivist Answer You are right. Sorry, this is not correct. Freud relied on observation and clinical studies, not on experiments. Many of his basic claims arose out of his efforts to understand problems that his patients displayed.