Cara tried marijuana because she was curious about what effects this drug would have on her. Cara's pattern of drug-taking behavior would be classified as
a. experimental.
b. compulsive.
c. situational.
d. social-recreational.
A
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In contrast to a state, which is a temporary tendency in behavior, a consistent and lasting tendency to act in a particular way is called a ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Michelle is a health psychologist who has come to recognize that the phenomenon of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children cannot be accounted for by any of the prevailing approaches to health decision-making. She works with a group of parents, and through repeated observation and subsequent refinement of her ideas, develops an approach that can account for both decisions to vaccinate and
decisions to not vaccinate. This approach is best termed ____. a. ethnography b. phenomenology c. grounded theory d. participatory action research
You show four-year-old Samantha a two-sided mirror. Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it. If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own. At this age, Samantha cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing. This illustrates __________
thought. a. egocentric b. inductive c. convergent d. divergent
As we listen to music on the radio or on our iPods,
we often are aware of the arrangement of tones into melodies rather than just focusing on the individual notes. This auditory perception is compatible with the principles established by A) behavioral psychologists. B) Gestalt psychologists. C) humanistic psychologists. D) psychodynamic psychologists.