Psychology is defined as
A. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
B. the study of mental disorders and their treatment.
C. a system of ideas that may be used to justify behavior.
D. an intuition-based approach to study human behavior.
Answer: A
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A. inferiority-versus-superiority B. industry-versus-inferiority C. social comparison D. puberty
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a. Sophistry b. inductive definition c. introspection d. logical deduction
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a. personality psychology, social psychology, sociology b. personality psychology, sociology, social psychology c. sociology, personality psychology, social psychology d. social psychology, sociology, personality psychology
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