Which school of psychology questioned whether psychologists should study mental processes?
A) psychoanalysis
B) behaviorism
C) Gestalt psychology
D) humanism
Answer: B
Rationale: Proponents of behaviorism—like John Watson—argued that only changes in the environment and behavior can be observed and measured, and that mental events and processes cannot be studied scientifically.
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c. Most people eat more if a larger portion is put onto the plate. d. Most people's weight fluctuates around a nearly constant level.
Cognitive psychology is concerned with ____.?
a. reducing mental processes to the activity of the brain? b. ?the study of all mental processes such as perception, learning, memory, and problem solving c. ?the analysis of behavior into stimulus-response associations d. ?the explanation of behavior using external stimuli as causes e. ?human cognition only
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