In the nature-nurture question, what does "nature" stand for?
A) innate, inherited elements
B) evolution
C)brain and hormones
D) the environment
A
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There are two general categories of psychological tests used in clinical practice. They are __________.
A. intelligence tests and personality tests B. projective tests and sentence completion tests C. neuropsychological tests and standardized tests D. intelligence tests and rating scales
The greatest weakness of the systems theory of development is that it
a. places too great an emphasis on genes. b. shows no appreciation for development during adulthood. c. fails to provide a coherent picture of development. d. views conscious factors as being as influential as unconscious factors.
Of the following countries, where is love most valued as a reason to marry?
A. China B. United States C. Iran D. Nigeria
Which of the following is true of B. F. Skinner's contribution to behaviorism?
A) He believed that organisms learn to behave in certain ways because they have been reinforced for doing so. B) He focused on the relation between conscious experience and behavior in shaping the human psyche. C) He used introspection to try to discover the basic elements of experience that influenced human behavior. D) He stated that psychology should be defined as the study of behavior and mental processes.