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In comparison to traditional psychoanalysts, neoanalysts place less emphasis on ____________.

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unconscious processes.

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Applied research is research undertaken

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to find solutions to specific problems.

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The statement that the mental state associated with being in love can be reduced to chemical changes in the brain is most likely to be made by a psychologist taking the __________ perspective.

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biological

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What would an APA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text?

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Author, followed by year of publication, and page number preceded by p.: (Doe, 2007, p. 25)

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Functionalism was established by

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William James.

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In APA style, the first name of the author in a Reference list

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is not spelled out.

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The school of psychology that emphasizes the purposes of mind and behavior and views consciousness as a continuous, not discrete, process is called

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functionalism.

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Diagnosing the severity of mental illness and behavior problems is usually the job of a(n) __________ psychologist.

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clinical

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Which of these is NOT one of the three main things psychologists engage in?

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analyzing

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A forensic psychologist may be involved in any of the following activities EXCEPT:

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developing standardized intelligence tests.

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Neural processing is to the biological perspective as information processing is to the __________ perspective.

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cognitive

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A __________ proposes a relationship among observed events.

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theory

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Interpretation of a client's symptoms is to a clinical psychologist as the development of an achievement test is to a(n) __________ psychologist.

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educational

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Each source listed in the Reference list must be cited in text

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true

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B. F. Skinner made major contributions to

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behaviorism

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Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of psychology?

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Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior.

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Theories allow psychologists to make __________, such as a client's chance of recovery.

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predictions

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A functionalist would disagree with which of the following statements?

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Consciousness can be broken down into elemental parts.

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Psychologists with a biological perspective study the links between ______________ and behavior.

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all of these ( heredity, brain and hormone activity)

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Wilhelm Wundt founded the school of psychology called

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structuralism

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The humanistic-existential perspective unites __________ and __________ as central principles to its approach.

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self-fulfillment; free choice

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Structuralism defined experience in terms of

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sensations, feelings, and mental images.

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The school of psychology that places unconscious impulses and desires at the center of human behavior is

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psychoanalysis

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Behaviorism is to learning theory as Gestalt psychology is to

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perception

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Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

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behavior and mental processes

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John B. Watson argued for a psychology based on the study of

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measurable behavior

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The psychodynamic theory of human motivation centers on

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the unconscious

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Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes while behaviorism emphasizes

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observation

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As a science, psychology has four goals. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?

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eliminate behavior

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__________ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism, and ageism.

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social

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What distinguished Wilhelm Wundt's contribution from other contributions to psychology?

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He established psychology as a laboratory science.

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__________ psychologists take the position that learning is essential in describing, predicting, controlling, and explaining behavior.

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behavioral

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Which of the following psychologists is most likely to conduct pure research?

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experimental

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School psychologists are employed by school districts to

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identify and assist students who have problems that interfere with their learning.

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__________ oriented psychologists use techniques such as CAT scans, PET scans, and electrical stimulation of the brain to show that specific sites in the brain mediate thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

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biologically

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Cognitive psychologists are specifically interested in studying

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human thinking and memory.

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__________ psychologists study the relationship between genetic and environmental factors on growth of the individual through the life span.

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developmental

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Under the school of structuralism, Wundt used a method called ____________ to look into one's own objective sensations and subjective feelings

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introspection

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The difference between pure and applied research is the difference between

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research for its own sake and research to solve specific problems.

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The school of psychology that emphasized the organization of perceptual experience into wholes and the integration of separate stimuli into meaningful patterns is termed

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Gestalt Psychology

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Both social-cognitive theorists and behaviorists adhere to the __________ perspective.

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learning

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Watson and Skinner had one objective in common, which was the

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explanation of behavior through conditioning/reinforcement.

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A satisfactory psychological theory of thirst would

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both a and c (be able to predict when people will or will not drink, be able to explain age-related drinking behavior)

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B. F. Skinner studied learning in lower animals by using

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reinforcement

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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes describes

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psychology

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John B. Watson established __________ as a school of psychology.

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behaviorism

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