As a response to both behaviorism and psychodynamic theory, Abraham Maslow (among others) initiated a movement called _____, which emphasized the unique and positive qualities of human experience and potential
a. phrenology
b. humanistic psychology
c. analytical psychology
d. self-actualization
Answer: B
Rationale: This perspective was viewed as an alternative to psychodynamic theory as well as to behaviorism, both of which did not acknowledge an important role for free will in human behavior.
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Research by Bedrail and Anderson (2005) suggests that all-female work groups tend to have
a. centralized leadership structures. b. decentralized leadership structures. c. more conflict than all-male groups. d. less conflict than all-male groups.
According to research, one of the most serious problems associated with televised violence is that
a. the violence is punished by violence. b. the violence is glamorized and goes unpunished. c. the violence is not easily understood by children. d. only bad characters perform violent actions.
The idea that we can learn from seeing the actions of others is known as
a. extinction. b. observational learning. c. insight learning. d. cognitive dissonance. e. the Garcia effect.
In the context of scientific psychology, the view that knowledge and thoughts come from experience and observations is known as ________.
A. introspectionism B. empiricism C. humanism D. cognitivism