Which contemporary view of behavior is considered reductionistic and mechanistic and seeks to explain behavior through the activity of genetics, the endocrine system, and one's physiology?
a. behavioristic
b. biopsychological
c. psychodynamic
d. humanistic
B
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a. sex. b. similarity. c. security. d. self-efficacy.
Identify the three periods of prenatal development, noting the time frame associated with each period.
What will be an ideal response?
Daniel believes that "nature played a cruel trick" on him and gave him the wrong genitals. A team of psychologists has concluded that Daniel is not psychotic and he has been approved by a surgical team to have sex reassignment surgery
What will he have to do prior to the surgery? a) He will undergo extensive psychoanalysis and participate in a behavior modification program. b) He will join a self-help group and begin family therapy to prepare family members for the change. c) He will begin hormone treatment to alter secondary sex characteristics and live as a woman for one to two years. d) He will move into a special home for people with his condition and take part in a series of exercises to learn to be more feminine in his daily life.
Adolescents whose identity status is characterized by foreclosure are likely to be very unhappy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.