A person who takes the position called _____________ is at pains to explain the phenomena of one domain, e.g., psychology, by using the laws and concepts of another domain, e.g., biology or physics.
a. holism
b. reductionism
c. phenomenalism
d. determinism
Answer: b. reductionism
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brain's electrical activity generally show __________ activity. a. alpha b. beta c. theta d. delta e. gamma
Piaget believed that __________ are schemes reflecting an infant's repetition of interesting or enjoyable actions that focus on the infant's own body
a) primary circular reactions b) circular reactions c) secondary circular reactions d) tertiary circular reactions
Explain the relationship between criterion and sensitivity in signal detection theory.
What will be an ideal response?
Dr. Duan has diagnosed her client with bipolar disorder. Dr. Duan refers her client to a new therapist after the client moves to a distant town. The client's new therapist diagnoses the client with major depressive disorder. This lack of agreement between the two therapists who were evaluating the same behaviors would be considered low __________.
A. construct reliability B. internal consistency C. interrater reliability D. test-retest reliability