Which of the following advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?
A. "Focus on observable behavior."
B. "Life is an effort to overcome inferiority."
C. "We cannot know others until we know ourselves."
D. "Remember that what we accomplish is due to the composition of our genes."
Answer: A
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a. Classical conditioning b. Operant conditioning c. The representativeness heuristic d. The availability heuristic
Human beings are somewhat unusual among primates in the length of their life span beyond their productive years. This may have provided an adaptive advantage over the course of evolution and is known as ____.?
a. ?the wisdom of elders b. ?the grandmother effect c. ?survival of the fittest d. ?the grandfather effect?
The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called _________
a. developmental psychology b. the whole life approach c. the life-span development approach d. the longitudinal method
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A. When a family disorder is studied, other inherited characteristics are assessed at the same time. B. Observe people of different age groups that differ in their values and experiences. C. Compare people afflicted by the disorder to those without. D. Rather than looking at different groups of people of differing ages, follow one group over time and assess changes in its members directly.