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Which of the following best describes psychological science? Psychological science principles are highly applicable to everyday life.
Janice is interested in studying mental activity. Therefore, the aspect of psychological science that she is most clearly focusing on is the mind
Psychological science is based on critical thinking. This means that psychological scientists evaluate information before they accept it.
Dr. C just read a study indicating a new surgical technique might significantly help some kinds of depression. Dr. Clark thinks this is very interesting, but she would like to see more evidence that the technique works. Dr. C's attitude exemplifies amiable skepticism
Sy believes that if people are bad it is because they were born that way. June disagrees: She feels that poor treatment by others makes people turn out bad. Their disagreement reflects the nature/nurture debate
Renee believes that although the mind and body are linked, they have separate distinct functions. Her view reflects dualism
Stuart believes that each person has a soul that is distinct from the person’s body. He wonders, however, about the relationship between soul and body. Stuart's interests reflect the mind/body problem
Which researcher is credited with opening the first psychological laboratory? Wundt
If you believe that the mind is not made of discrete elements but rather is flowing, changing, and continuous, your beliefs are most similar to those of James
For most of human history, Western scholars believed that the mind and body were separate and that humans were unique because they possessed a soul
The approach to psychology that emphasizes the adaptive value of the mind is functionalism
The ____________ perspective views the whole of personal experience as different from the sum of its parts. Gestalt
Annie's therapist believes that Annie's problems are caused by unconscious conflicts. To uncover these problems, the therapist analyzes Annie's dreams. The approach Annie's therapist is taking is psychoanalysis
Dr. Cohen believes that the study of psychology should be limited to stimuli that can be measured and responses that can be observed. This approach is behaviorism
Dr. Johnson studies the ways in which specific types of memory are tied to activity in specific parts of the brain. Dr. Johnson's research exemplifies cognitive neuroscience
A researcher presented an individual with a musical tone. The individual was asked to describe the tone in detail: was it pleasant, was it clear, how long was it, and so on. The technique the researcher used exemplified introspection
The cognitive revolution focused research in psychology on things such as thinking and decision making
Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three developments in the biological revolution that helped guide psychological science? evolutionary evidence that proves that the mind developed from the brain
The Human Genome Project refers to the project attempting to map the basic human genetic code
Which of the following is NOT an example of questions scientists might ask regarding evolutionary adaptations in humans? analytic
What is the best definition of the interdisciplinary approach to psychological science? working on the same question across scientific fields
Who of the following is studying psychological science from a cultural level? The researcher who observes how American parents teach their children to behave in restaurants
How are clinical and counseling psychologists different? Counseling psychologists focus on helping people go through difficult situations, whereas clinical psychologists help people who have mental disorders.
One outgrowth of humans living together in complex groups is the development of culture
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