Tenisha has to write a major term paper in psychology. So, she begins by writing as many ideas as she can think of regarding the topics that interest her most in psychology. She lets her imagination run wild, seeking unusual, remote, and wild ideas. She will modify and combine these ideas freely and will not criticize any of the ideas until she has elaborated or improved on the most promising ideas. Tenisha is using which of the following techniques in choosing a topic for her term paper?


Answer: brainstorming

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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Psychology

What do all indigenous healing therapies have in common?

a. Treatment of the problem through the use of an indigenous ritual b. An emphasis on forces internal to the person suffering from the mental disorder c. The assumption that people are immune to spiritual forces d. A greater influence of punishment rather than that of reinforcement e. The fact that each works most effectively when combined with psychoanalysis

Psychology