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According to modern cognitive psychologists, critical thinking has two main components: the emotional component and the _____ component.

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Which of the following theorists would tend to emphasize explanations in terms of freedom and potential for personal growth?

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A)  Carl Rogers
B)  Sigmund Freud
C)  B. F. Skinner
D)  John WatsonE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Imagine that you are the president of a large corporation that designs different products for the home. Your company designs everything from cleaning products to furniture. What type of applied psychologist would you hire to work in your company? Explain how having this person on staff would benefit your company.

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Industrial\organizational psychologists ...

Question 4

Psychology is both the _____ that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie it, and the _____ that applies the accumulated knowledge to practical problems.

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Question 5

Psychology's intellectual parents are the disciplines of ​

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A)  physics and physiology. ​
B)  philosophy and physiology.
C)  chemistry and physics.
D)  philosophy and chemistry.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following professionals receive general training in medicine and receive an M.D. (medical doctor)  degree?

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A)  P sychiatrists only
B)  C linical psychologists only
C)  C ounseling psychologists only
D)  B oth psychiatrists and clinical psychologistsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following areas of specialization in psychology is involved with various aspects of the educational process?

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A)  School psychology
B)  E ducational psychology
C)  E xperimental psychology
D)  I ndustrial\organizational psychologyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating mental disorders?

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A)  A clinical psychologist
B)  A counseling psychologist
C)  A psychiatrist
D)  A physiological psychologistE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

The area of applied psychology MOST stimulated by World War II was _____ psychology.

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A)  quantitative
B)  clinical
C)  child
D)  educationalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Dr. Hawkins is a psychologist who spends her day working in an elementary school testing and counseling children who are having difficulty in school. What type of applied psychologist is Dr. Hawkins?

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A)  A n educational psychologist
B)  A counseling psychologist
C)  A  school psychologist
D)  An industrial psychologistE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Research has shown that the skills and attitudes involved in critical thinking

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A)  naturally develop during adolescence.
B)  naturally develop during early adulthood.
C)  need to be specifically taught to individuals.
D)  develop more quickly in individuals trained in scientific disciplines.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

The individual MOST closely associated with the recent development of positive psychology is

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A)  David Buss.
B)  Roger Sperry.
C)  James Olds.
D)  Martin Seligman.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In trying to understand the psychology of addiction, Dr. Jackson focuses on the neurochemical changes that occur, Dr. Fong focuses on the consequences that people experience for their behavior, and Dr. Wenkle focuses on the cognitive processes that people use in choosing their actions. The different perspectives of these three professionals help to illustrate the underlying theme that ​

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A)  psychology is theoretically diverse.
B)  psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C)  psychology is empirical.
D)  our experience of the world is highly subjective.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Watson argued that if psychology was to be a true science

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A)  it must cease its concentration on mental processes.
B)  it must find a way to quantify people's thoughts and feelings.
C)  it must concentrate on biological issues such as genetic inheritance.
D)  it must put the bulk of its focus on laboratory experiments.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following contributed MOST to the development of clinical psychology? ​

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A)  The advent of high-speed computers
B)  The high demand for screening of military recruits
C)  The increase in the number of people earning advanced degrees in psychology
D)  The increase in public awareness of the symptoms of psychological disordersE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following explanations is MOST likely to be used by an evolutionary psychologist to explain gender differences in spatial abilities? ​

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A)  The principles of natural selection tend to operate differently in males and females. ​
B)  Through evolution, males were classically conditioned to develop certain kinds of spatial abilities.
C)  When they are young, males are more likely than females to be encouraged to engage in spatially-oriented activities.
D)  Division of labor between the sexes in hunting and gathering societies created different adaptive pressures for males and females.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In the 1920s, there were many fundamental disputes between competing schools of thought in psychology. These disputes illustrate which of the textbook's unifying themes? ​

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A)  Psychology is empirical.
B)  Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
C)  Psychology is theoretically diverse.
D)  Our experience of the world is highly subjective.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The first applied arm of psychology to emerge was _____ psychology.

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The answer of The first applied arm of psychology to...

Question 19

Which of the following questions would a physiological psychologist be MOST likely to ask?

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A)  How do hormones affect behavior?
B)  Why do we like some people and not others?
C)  What effect does reward have on learning?
D)  What are the stages of problem solving?E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Compare and contrast the psychoanalytic, behaviorist, and humanist assumptions about psychology and human behavior.

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Psychoanalysts focus on unconscious driv...

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