There are many behaviorists who argue that the humanistic approach is more of a philosophy of life rather than a science of human behavior because humanists:
A. fail to use rigorous experimental methods
B. emphasize environmental effects on behavior
C. focus on genetic predisposition to temperament
D. do not believe that people have intrinsic worth
Answer: A
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The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that schizophrenia may be caused, in part, by
a. low levels of expressed emotion in the family of the schizophrenic patient. b. disruptions in the normal maturational process of the brain before or at birth. c. genetic factors that interact with environmental stressors during infancy. d. abnormal levels of dopamine and serotonin in the cerebral cortex.
A researcher administers a treatment to a sample of participants selected from a population with ยต = 80 . If a hypothesis test is used to evaluate the effect of the treatment, which combination of factors is most likely to result in rejecting the null hypothesis?
a. A sample mean near 80 for a small sample b. A sample mean near 80 for a large sample c. A sample mean much different than 80 for a small sample d. A sample mean much different than 80 for a large sample
What originally led to Marlise Munoz's life-threatening medical condition?
a. Car accident b. A difficult pregnancy c. A blood clot in her lungs d. Side effects from treatment for cancer
Which statement is a CORRECT description of a diffusion chain?
A) A child learns that behaviours A, B, and C are required to be performed in exact order to obtain reinforcement. B) Responses learned by observation tend to be weak links in a behaviour chain relative to responses acquired through reinforcement. C) A child learns to perform a skill via operant conditioning and can then teach the skill to another child. D) A child who learns a skill by observation can then serve as a model for another child to learn the skill via observation.