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A complex explanation based on findings from a large number of experimental studies is
a) a hypothesis.
b) basic science.
c) applied science.
d) a theory.
Specialists in _____ study the interaction between physical and psychological health factors.
a) clinical psychology
b) forensic psychology
c) health psychology
d) developmental psychology
Which of the following is most likely to study consumer attitudes?
a) clinical psychologist
b) counseling psychologist
c) social psychologist
d) environmental psychologist
An individual working in _____ might study the effects of drugs or try to explain behavior based on chemical activities in the nervous system.
a) clinical psychology
b) forensic psychology
c) industrial psychology
d) psychobiology
___ is a medical specialty.
a) clinical psychololgy.
b) health psychology
c) psychobiology.
d) psychiatry.
Humanism is distinct from behaviorism and psychoanalysis in that it
a) stresses the influence of cultural and ethnic similarities and differences in behavior and social functioning.
b) views humans as exercising control over their lives, rather than being controlled by external events or unconscious forces.
c) emphasizes the impact of biology on behavior.
d) denies the possibility of personal human growth and development.
The concept of operant conditioning is most closely associated with
a) psychoanalysis.
b) behaviorism.
c) Gestalt psychology.
d) sociocultural psychology.
Who is credited with developing the psychoanalytical approach to psychology?
a) Wilhelm Wundt
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Sir Francis Galton
d) William James
Gestalt psychology is associated with
a) Wolfgang Köhler.
b) Jean Piaget.
c) John B. Watson.
d) Abraham Maslow.
To a functionalist, the actions of the conscious mind are useful for
a) movement.
b) survival.
c) memory.
d) perception.
A(n) _____ deals with intelligence, memory, problem solving, and motivation?
a) developmental psychologist
b) educational psychologist
c) counseling psychologist
d) psychiatrist
A ____ might investigate how depression leads to physical ailments such as ulcers and cancer?
a) clinical psychologist
b) developmental psychologist
c) health psychologist
d) forensic psychologist
As a psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud pioneered the use of this technique to reveal his patients’ unconscious processes.
a) insight
b) introspection
c) Gestalt
d) free association
Specialists in the field of ____ evaluate teaching methods, devise tests, and develop new instructional devices.
a) developmental psychology
b) educational psychology
c) community psychology
d) health psychology
Because he studied how people and animals adapt to their environment, William James is considered a(n)
a) structuralist.
b) behaviorist.
c) functionalist.
d) environmentalist.
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