how people experience their perceptions in order to make sense
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Whose scientific writing influenced Sigmund Freud
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Darwin
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What is the largest part of the forebrain
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cerebrum
This is the cerebrum, where higher-order thought processes occur. The cerebrum is responsible for mental processes such as memory recall, language, art, emotional control and many fine motor skills like the ability to write (or text).
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What theory does the humanistic perspective advance
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man is basicaly good and desirous of helping others.
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What is the new force in psychology caused by the sociocultural perspective
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multiculurlism
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What is the thick fiber network called that the cerebral hemispheres communicate with
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corpus callosum
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What did Joseph Wolpe's proposed theory based on classical conditioning explain
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Joseph Wolpe's proposed theory based on classical conditioning
explain's the classical conditioning theory is linked with
phobias.
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Why should the history of psychology be studied
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so that doctors can take advantage of previous knowledge of
success and failure
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What term is described as a loss of touch with reality that may be accompanied by hallucinations
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psychosis
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How did John Watson define psychology
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the study of observable behavior
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What describes the results of BF Skinner's study of animal behavior
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When an animal is reinforced for displaying a certain behavior,
the animal is likely to repeat that behavior.
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In Freud's model of personality what part is considered to be governed by the pleasure principle
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Ego
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What theory was advanced to explain why researchers discovered that there were a number of centers that dealt with language in the left cerebral hemisphere and not the right
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The theory of lateralization was developed to explain this
phenomenon. The fields of brain study are always changing as
scientists and psychologists learn more and more about how the
brain functions.
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Defense mechanisms are developed to help the ego cope with overwhelming anxiety What defense mechanism operates by pushing anxiety-provoking material into the unconscious
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repression
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You decide to select ten percent of the inmates in a prison to receive a survey You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population Which sampling process would provide the most r
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a stratified random sample
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The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics
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descriptive statistics
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What best describes the survey method of research
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The survey method of research is sometimes called a census
survey. It relies on people responses to questions either with or
without explanation.
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What type of research is used to gather information of describe a phenomenon
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descriptive research
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Aristotle laid down the foundation for our theories of learning with which law
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associationism
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What is Gestalt psychology concerned with
how people experience their perceptions in order to make sense
out of them
Whose scientific writing influenced Sigmund Freud
Darwin
What is the largest part of the forebrain
cerebrum
This is the cerebrum, where higher-order thought processes occur. The cerebrum is responsible for mental processes such as memory recall, language, art, emotional control and many fine motor skills like the ability to write (or text).
What theory does the humanistic perspective advance
man is basicaly good and desirous of helping others.
What is the new force in psychology caused by the sociocultural perspective
multiculurlism
What is the thick fiber network called that the cerebral hemispheres communicate with
corpus callosum
What did Joseph Wolpe's proposed theory based on classical conditioning explain
Joseph Wolpe's proposed theory based on classical conditioning
explain's the classical conditioning theory is linked with
phobias.
Why should the history of psychology be studied
so that doctors can take advantage of previous knowledge of
success and failure
What term is described as a loss of touch with reality that may be accompanied by hallucinations
psychosis
How did John Watson define psychology
the study of observable behavior
What describes the results of BF Skinner's study of animal behavior
When an animal is reinforced for displaying a certain behavior,
the animal is likely to repeat that behavior.
In Freud's model of personality what part is considered to be governed by the pleasure principle
Ego
What theory was advanced to explain why researchers discovered that there were a number of centers that dealt with language in the left cerebral hemisphere and not the right
The theory of lateralization was developed to explain this
phenomenon. The fields of brain study are always changing as
scientists and psychologists learn more and more about how the
brain functions.
Defense mechanisms are developed to help the ego cope with overwhelming anxiety What defense mechanism operates by pushing anxiety-provoking material into the unconscious
repression
You decide to select ten percent of the inmates in a prison to receive a survey You decide you want your sample to be representative of the population Which sampling process would provide the most r
a stratified random sample
The mean median and mode are examples of what type of statistics
descriptive statistics
What best describes the survey method of research
The survey method of research is sometimes called a census
survey. It relies on people responses to questions either with or
without explanation.
What type of research is used to gather information of describe a phenomenon
descriptive research
Aristotle laid down the foundation for our theories of learning with which law
In which field of psychology do scientists apply psychological principles and research methods to the workplace in the interest of improving productivity and the quality of work life
In classical conditioning what is the process called in which the animal develops an association between the unconditioned stimulus and the neutral stimulus