Both sociobiology and evolutionary psychology have been criticized because
a. they are not theoretically grounded.
b. their statements have disturbing political overtones.
c. there are no data to support either of them.
d. all of these answers are correct
B
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Most research in social psychology is based on Western European and Northern American samples, though some research has also been conducted in other areas of the world. Based on what is known to date, it appears to be reasonably safe to generalize social psychological research findings to the vast majority of ____
a. people living in the U.S. who are Caucasian b. people living in the U.S. c. people living in Western nations d. people from all cultures in the world
The transitional period when infant schemes are represented internally is called preoperational thought
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Although the social cognitive view of personality has many advocates, why do some opt to look for more appropriate ways of studying this topic?
a) because they argue that these topics are not adequately open to scientific inquiry and thus are not appropriate for consideration in a scientific field b) because they argue that identifying some of these cognitive processes, such as self-efficacy or locus of control, is not enough to develop a comprehensive theory of personality c) because its emphasis on topics like the unconscious and childhood sexuality are distasteful to many d) because its use of techniques like unconditional positive regard and the life story identity method produce results that are unverifiable and resistant to replication
Which of the following characteristics from Eysenck's theory of personality would be
shown by a person who was categorized as sanguine according to the Greek theory of humours? a. Unstable and extroverted b. Extroverted and stable c. Stable and introverted d. Introverted and unstable e. Psychotic and unstable