You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will, innate goodness, and self-actualization. Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?
a) behaviorism
b) humanism
c) functionalism
d) psychodynamics
b
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During the first part of the twentieth century, developmental psychologists gathered a wealth of descriptive information that eventually led to the establishment of many
a. breakthroughs in pediatric medicine. b. social policies regarding education. c. norms of development. d. government summits on child development.
Thirty-nine members of the Heaven's Gate cult committed suicide together in response to their leader's instructions that, only by doing so, could they follow the Hale-Bopp comet in a UFO. After their mass suicide, they were found dressed identically and neatly. Which principle of social influence best explains this mass suicide?
A. Social facilitation B. Social interference C. Compliance D. Fundamental attribution
Piaget hypothesized that _______________ is essential in the ability to understand hierarchical
relationships. a. decentration b. figurative thinking c. descriptive thinking d. reversibility
About how many hospice programs are currently certified in the United States?
a. 50, which is 1 per state b. 101, which is 2 per state, plus 1 in the District of Columbia c. about 2,000 d. more than 5,000