What was the primary belief underlying the cognitive revolution?

A. Internal mental states and mental processing could be studied scientifically.
B. The computer is a metaphor for the mind.
C. Behavior is a more viable avenue of study that internal mental states.
D. That humanistic psychology is essentially correct


Answer: A

Psychology

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following best exemplifies vital courage?

A. a politician invested in a “greater good” places an unpopular vote B. a firefighter saving a child from a burning building C. a child with a heart transplant undergoing extensive treatment D. a soldier standing his ground in a battle

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The _____ nucleus of the amygdala appears to be important for the association of conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus in conditioned fear situations

a. basolateral b. ventral medial c. anterior d. posterior

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The ability to imagine the result of a punisher is called

a) social learning. b) vicarious punishment. c) observational learning. d) vicarious reinforcement.

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