According to a psychologist, youngsters she is working within an alternative high school program have value systems that have developed under social conditions that foster self-limiting, aggressive tendencies instead of growth enhancement

It is likely the psychologist favors the ________ perspective.

a. humanistic
b. evolutionary
c. psychodynamic
d. behavioristic


Answer: a. humanistic

Psychology

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a. A discriminative stimulus b. A fixed-ratio schedule c. Negative reinforcement d. Dishabituation

Psychology

A recent study of the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs found that

A. atypicals are much more effective than the conventional drugs. B. these drugs are very effective for over 90 percent of schizophrenic patients. C. there is tolerance to the beneficial effects and doses must be increased after six weeks. D. three-fourths of the patients stopped taking their medication within 18 months.

Psychology

The broad class of drugs which are successfully used to treat ADHD are classified as

A. antipsychotics. B. depressants. C. stimulants. D. tranquilizers.

Psychology

According to Kohlberg, most adolescents and adults are at which stage of moral reasoning, if any?

A. Preconventional level B. Conventional level C. Postconventional level D. Concrete operational level

Psychology