If what is meant by psychology is the introspective analysis of the mind, then according to Comte, psychology constitutes:

a. metaphysical nonsense
b. a possibility
c. a valid scientific analysis of the mind
d. the groundwork from which a positivistic science could develop


a. metaphysical nonsense

Psychology

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a. Contraception b. Interracial sex c. Abortion d. Pre-marital sex

Psychology

Assessment of paraphilia is done through

a. interviews, self-report, and observer reports. b. questionnaires, police records, and moral reasoning. c. interviews, questionnaires, and physiological measures. d. personality inventories, direct questions, and external evidence.

Psychology

Jackson is constantly worried about germs. To deal with this worry, he often washes his hands, cleans his kitchen, scrubs doorknobs, and so forth. The cleaning behavior does provide some relief from the worry for a few moments, but the worries always return. Jackson probably has

a. agoraphobia. b. panic disorder. c. specific phobia. d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Psychology

The moral intuitionist approach to understanding morality is BEST understood within which domain of psychology?

A) psychodynamic B) social C) cognitive D) humanistic

Psychology