Scenario B
Ramona has recently been fatigued and anxious. She has missed at least three days of work each werk
She works as a job placement counselor helping people prepare to get their first job. Many of her clients
have never held a job and do not even know how to go about getting a job. Ramona is a sensitive person
and wants to help everyone who wants a job to find one. She has had many successes, but recently she
has been unable to help place two single mothers. Ramona has described her fatigue to her doctor, but
the doctor has not been able to find anything physically wrong with Ramona.
14. What hypothesis might a behaviorist form about Ramona's fatigue and inability to work? How might
the hypothesis be tested?
15. What factors might a social cognitívist consider in assessing Ramona's behavior?