An early approach to psychology that focused on how mental processes enable people to adapt to their environment is called:
A) structuralism.
B) social Darwinism.
C) functionalism.
D) behaviourism.
C) functionalism.
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Tara has experienced severe delays in all areas of development, though she has learned some basic speech skills. Her doctors think she may be able to learn some simple tasks, but she will require fairly close supervision in everything she does. Tara is best described as having
a. profound disability b. severe disability c. moderate disability d. mild disability e. non-functional disability
An experimenter is conducting a factorial study in which she is examining the effects of threat (low vs. high) and reward (none, small, and large) on risk taking. Which of the following would NOT be one of the treatment conditions in this study?
a. high risk and low threat c. high threat and small reward b. low threat and large reward d. high threat and no reward
Losing the ability to speak or understand language is known as
A. a phoneme. B. aphasia. C. functional fixedness. D. an algorithm.
A type of compliance involving acting in accord with a direct order or command is called:
A. reactance. B. obedience. C. cohesiveness. D. progression.