In describing how a person arrives at a decision, a psychology professor explains to his class that "the mind is
very much like a computer and that decisionmaking involves input, processing, storage, and output." This professor is emphasizing which view of behavior?
a. cognitive
b. behaviorist
c. humanistic
d. psychodynamic
ANSWER: a
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a. ?they cannot be empirically tested b. ?there is no God c. ?humans do not share the same ideas d. ?they place reason above faith
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a) fixation b) divergence c) convergence d) visual accommodation
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