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Question 41

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Which one of the following psychologists was responsible for originating the behavioral school of psychology?

A) Pavlov
B) Watson
C) Skinner
D) Rayner

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Question 42

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Watson felt that psychologists should study __________.

A) consciousness
B) observable behavior
C) mental imagery
D) elements of thought

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The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with ________.

A psychologist,studying pilot trainees,picks a select group of trainees who are hopefully representative of all other trainees.The group of trainees being studied by this psychologist are collectively known to researchers as a __________.

Which of the following is associated with Gestalt psychology?

Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

Collecting objective data without interference in the subject's normal environment is associated with ________.

Which of the following types of psychologists is most prepared to help a person who hears voices and believes she is Joan of Arc?

In a controlled experiment,the group subjected to a change in the independent variable is called the __________ group.

The first psychology laboratory was opened by _________.

The psychological school that asks,"What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which of the following?

A scientist,conducting a research study on sleep and learning,questions her own objectivity and decides to let a third person,not associated with conducting the experiment,score the tests.The scientist is probably trying to eliminate __________.

A group of psychologists study how adults change and grow,both psychologically and physiologically,as they age.These psychologists are most like ___________.

Steve,a college sophomore,is seeing a psychologist because of his intense fear of people.His counselor feels that Steve's fear is a product of unresolved conflicts about his parents,and his childhood experiences with them.Steve's therapist is most characteristic of which school of psychology?

A researcher,based on her review of relevant scientific studies,believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule.If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules,frequency of crying would be called the:

If explanation of the causes of thoughts,feelings,and behavior is a psychologist's goal,then the __________ method of research should be used.

John Watson was a behaviorist who argued that the science of psychology must concern itself only with

Dr.Welsh is doing experiments using drugs.He is concerned that his subjects will respond to demand characteristics.He may want to control for this by using which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT associated with Gestalt psychology?

A correlation tells us: