Psychologists adopting a behavioral perspective to the study of psychology look for explanations in:
A. the hereditary background of a person
B. the person's environment
C. idiosyncrasies of the brain
D. unique physical characteristics that may influence thinking
Answer: B
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a) intellectual autonomy b) affective autonomy c) measurement bias d) procedural bias
Which conceptual distinction is most relevant to understanding social facilitation?
a. task vs. socioemotional b. dominant vs. nondominant c. internal vs. external d. unitary vs. discretionary
According to the discussion of prospective and retrospective memory,
a. distinctive encoding improves performance on both kinds of memory tasks. b. the research on retrospective memory is typically higher in ecological validity than is the research on prospective memory. c. a delay period has a stronger effect on retrospective memory than on prospective memory. d. retrospective-memory tasks typically activate the frontal lobe of the brain, but prospective-memory tasks do not.
The view of police as ________ is consistent with the due process model.
A. soldiers in a war B. public servants C. the last line of defense D. crime fighters