Hull proposed that to achieve a paradigm (in Kuhn's sense of the term) in psychology, one would have to implement which method??
a. ?simple observation
b. ?systematic controlled observation
c. ?experimental testing of hypotheses
d. ?operant conditioning
e. ?the hypothetico-deductive method
e
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Which of the following causes of intellectual disability results from infection of the brain?
a. encephalitis b. Turner syndrome c. Klinefelter syndrome d. fetal alcohol syndrome
Regarding the incentive theory of motivation, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Incentive values are influenced by past learning experiences. b. Compared to drive theory, incentive theory is more concerned with internal need states. c. Incentive values are influenced by expectancies. d. Compared to drive theory, incentive theory is more concerned with the "pull" than the "push" of motivation. e. Cultural influences play a large role in determining individual incentive values.
Because the amygdala receives information from the thalamus before it receives information from the cortex, you:
A) are hard-wired to fear animals such as snakes. B) can be afraid of something without knowing exactly what it is. C) would be best served to delay making important decisions for 24 hours. D) will only have fast emotional responses to life-and-death situations.
Many people believe that there are more deaths in the United States each year due to tornadoes than deaths due to asthma, even though asthma kills more people. This mistaken belief is due in part to the reports of tornadoes being more vivid. This is an example of how our judgments are affected by
A. the availability heuristic. B. the representativeness heuristic. C. the confirmation bias. D. loss aversion.