Which of the following statements regarding the study of consciousness is accurate?
a. Psychology began as the study of behavior rather than the study of consciousness.
b. John Watson and others viewed psychology as the science of consciousness.
c. The 1960s saw an increase in the study of variations of consciousness.
d. Today, psychologists are generally not interested in studying issues related to consciousness.
C
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A. the person becomes more sensitive to stress because the drugs change the brain B. family and friends are enablers C. health deteriorates and the immune system becomes weaker D. the cost of the drug habit increases as tolerance sets in
Dr. Ali is a psychologist who believes that psychology should not attempt to understand the mind, but rather focus on understanding the observable actions that people and animals engage in. Dr. Ali’s point of view is most compatible with the approach to psychology known as ____
a. ?psychoanalytic theory b. ?behaviorism c. ?functionalism d. ?structuralism
You are a very good school teacher, who is confident in your teaching ability. One day, you are instructing your class when you spy the principal standing outside the door watching you. According to social facilitation theory, you are likely to
a. improve your teaching performance. b. decrease in your teaching performance. c. not change your teaching performance. d. become indigent that the principal would just stand silently outside the door rather than coming in to the classroom and making his or her presence known.
Which of the following is the correct pathway by which auditory information flows to the brain?
A. auditory nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> medial geniculate -> superior colliculus -> auditory cortex B. auditory nerve -> medial geniculate -> auditory cortex C. auditory nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> inferior colliculus -> medial geniculate nucleus -> auditory cortex D. auditory nerve -> superior olivary nucleus -> medial geniculate -> auditory cortex