Which of these is an advantage of behaviorism?
A. It encourages self-reporting by research subjects, who share their thoughts and feelings with scientists.
B. Its research focuses on identifiable, visible actions and does not rely on subjects' descriptions or impressions.
C. It proves that language abilities result from cognitive processes inherent to humans.
D. Its dual focus allows researchers to study overt behaviors and the processes behind them.
Answer: B
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a. abnormal psychology b. health psychology c. counseling psychology d. biopsychology
In the US, parents train their young children to
a. suppress some emotions and express others. b. suppress all emotions regardless of type. c. express all emotions intensely, "letting it all hang out.". d. imitate the emotions expressed by family pets.
The position of the American Psychological Association's working group on repressed or recovered memories is reflected in which of the following statements?
A. Most people who are sexually abused as children remember all or part of what happened to them. B. It is possible for memories of abuse that have been forgotten for a long time to be remembered. C. Both of the above statements D. Neither of the above two statements
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a. simple random sample b. cluster sample c. volunteer sample d. stratified random sample