Behaviorists differed from functionalists in their belief that

a. all mental events are available through introspection.
b. behavior can be shaped more successfully through punishment than through
reinforcement.
c. evolution affected only the body, not behaviors.
d. mental events were beyond the scope of psychology.
e. animals were NOT acceptable research subjects in trying to understand human behavior.


d. mental events were beyond the scope of psychology.

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How did Tolman's study change psychology?

A. It proved that rats and humans learn the same way. B. It demonstrated that animals possess cognitive abilities more sophisticated than previously thought. C. It confirmed Skinner's theory of operant conditioning. D. It began a new movement of using mazes for studying learning in animals.

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In the introduction of a research report,

a. prior research on the topic is reviewed. b. details of the method used to do the study are reported. c. statistical analyses of the data are reported. d. interpretations of the results of the study are discussed.

Psychology

The Australian Aborigines believe that babies are ____

a. products of the seas b. formulated in the woman's brain for 40 days before moving down to the womb c. created by the mother earth and, therefore, are products of the land d. formulated in the man's brain for 40 days before moving down to his penis for eventual ejaculation into a woman's womb

Psychology

The life support system that passes nutrients from the mom to the embryo and transfers waste materials back is the

a. umbilical cord. b. neurons. c. cephalocaudal. d. placenta.

Psychology