Historicism refers to the belief that:

a. the present state of a discipline should act as a guide in writing that discipline's history
b. the present state of a discipline represents its highest and best state of development
c. only the past is important
d. the past should be studied for its own sake without attempting to show the relationship between past and
present


d. the past should be studied for its own sake without attempting to show the relationship between past and
present

Psychology

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  a.  “I think I am going to adopt plan A. What are you going to do?”   b.  “From my point of view, plan A seems to be the best choice.”   c.  “I think it is pretty obvious we should both work on plan A.”   d.  “I like plan A the best.”

Psychology

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A. precontemplation B. contemplation C. preparation D. termination

Psychology

Questionnaires and interviews are examples of __________.

A. ways to generate hypotheses B. faulty research designs C. statistical procedures used to analyze data D. research measurements

Psychology

When Huang sees rainbows and seemingly malevolent shadows, she is experiencing __________.

A. delusions B. compulsions C. hallucinations D. obsessions

Psychology