Research conducted under the framework of “psychological essentialism” has suggested that we use ______ to classify natural-kind concepts.

a. necessary and sufficient features
b. family resemblance structures
c. only necessary features
d. a knowledge-based approach


d. a knowledge-based approach

Psychology

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Watson's 1913 paper Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It ____.?

a. ?engendered much attention in the professional literature b. ?was wholeheartedly embraced by the general public c. ?engendered a firestorm of protest from both the functionalists and the structuralists d. ?was eclipsed by the attention given to Freud's new theories e. ?was relatively ignored by the professional journals

Psychology

In Maryland v. Craig (1990), the court upheld a Maryland law permitting

A. hearsay testimony from a child witness. B. placement of a one-way screen in front of the accused. C. use of a one-way closed-circuit television to present a child's testimony. D. use of the cognitive interview when questioning children.

Psychology

Which of the following is NOT an important reason why someone would fail to show an emotional response to evocative words when undergoing an fMRI assessment?

a) They might not have paid attention. b) They might not have understood the words. c) They might be distracted by the loud noises of the machine itself. d) Evocative words alone should not produce an emotional response.

Psychology

The advent of managed care has changed what aspect of practice for psychologists?

a) Theoretical orientation b) Focus upon underlying causes c) Accountability d) Efficacy

Psychology