If a psychologist limits his/her scientific pursuits to observed facts, and rejects any hypothetical, unobserved phenomena, s/he probably espouses the doctrine known as ___________.
a. positivism
b. empiricism
c. subjectivism
d. precisionism
Answer: a. positivism
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a. There is little evidence for the effectiveness of matching. b. The primary variable predicting treatment success is the accuracy of the match. c. The success of these matches depends primarily on the client's level of comorbid conditions. d. Age, socioeconomic status, and other demographic factors are the key to creating a good match.
The parts of the brain responsible for inhibiting aggression and considering the long-term consequences of behavior are mature in humans a. at puberty
b. at the age of 16, which is why we allow people to start driving at that age. c. at the age of 18, which is why legal adulthood begins at this age. d. by the mid-20s.
If a team of researchers is interested in the functioning of nocioreceptors, what is the focus of their research efforts?
a) gravity detectors b) sensation of pain c) the vestibular sense d) sensation of pressure
Which term refers to the process of focusing attention and selecting information over others so as not to be overwhelmed in the environment?
A. selective encoding B. recursive automatization C. ambient storage D. delayed retrieval