In trying to understand the psychology of addiction, Dr. Jackson focuses on the neurochemical changes that occur, Dr. Fong focuses on the consequences that people experience for their behavior, and Dr. Wenkle focuses on the cognitive processes that people use in choosing their actions. The different perspectives of these three professionals help to illustrate the underlying theme that
a. psychology is theoretically diverse.
b. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
c. psychology is empirical.
d. our experience of the world is highly subjective.
A
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a. body dissatisfaction and body image disturbance. b. body satisfaction and body disturbance. c. body dissatisfaction and body image arousal. d. thought process and body image.
What propels a child to move through the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Piaget?
A. the drive for cognitive disequilibrium B. the experience of cognitive assimilation C. the drive for cognitive equilibrium D. the experience of cognitive accommodation
The night before the Psych 100 midterm, Mehmet had a dream where he saw himself being chased by his Introduction to Psychology instructor. He believes that this was some random by-product of his REM sleep. Mehmet probably believes in the __________ theory of dreams.
A. wish fulfillment B. activation-synthesis C. state D. dissociation
Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000 B.C. that bear evidence of an ancient surgical technique, whereby holes were cut into the skulls of live individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim
This process is called __________. a) trephination b) drilling c) humoring d) exorcism