How our minds help us adapt to the world around us was a primary question addressed by which early movement of psychology?
a) Behaviorism
b) Cognitivism
c) Functionalism
d) Structuralism
ANS: c
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The drug L-Dopa can sometimes cause schizophrenia-like symptoms because it increases levels of:
a. serotonin b. acetylcholine c. dopamine d. GABA
Egan is unable to swim, and the other kids in his camp troop regularly tease him for this deficit. He finds that when he tries to swim, the kids respect his courage and stop mocking him. In a short amount of time, he is swimming like a champ, and the teasing completely stops. In this case, the cessation of the teasing is an example of
A. positive reinforcement. B. penalty. C. negative reinforcement. D. positive punishment.
A form of learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by its association with positive or negative consequences is called __________.
A. the behavioral perspective B. the psychodynamic perspective C. operant conditioning D. classical conditioning
Shan (2014) proposed that ______ is a personality trait composed of fun-loving motivation, uninhibitedness, and spontaneity.
A. adult playfulness B. extraversion C. peak performance D. hedonism