In his presidential address to the American Psychological Association, Angell presented the goals of functional psychology. Which of the following statements represents the main concern of functionalism according to Angell??
a. ?Functionalism tries to explain consciousness in terms of neural activity.
b. ?Functionalism tried to understand the instinctive behavior of humans.
c. ?Functionalism tries to analyze behavior into stimulus-response units.
d. ?Functionalism tries to answer why mental processes exist and how they aid survival.
e. ?None of the choices are correct.
d
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a. information processing system c. endocrine system b. sympathetic division d. serotonin system
You’re walking across the courtyard at your school and you see two large boys pushing a smaller boy back and forth between them. None of the boys are in any of your classes. While the smaller boy doesn’t seem to be hurt, he is shouting at the other boys to stop. Which of the following best describes your responsibility in this case?
A) You are legally required to intervene, and failing to do is grounds for a lawsuit charging negligence. B) You have no legal or ethical responsibility in this case, since the boys are not in your classes. C) You have no legal or ethical responsibility in this case, since the incident is occurring outside of your classroom. D) You have no legal responsibility, since the boys are not in your classes, and the incident is occurring outside your classroom, but you have an ethical responsibility to protect the smaller boy's feelings.
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a. affective c. dissociative b. somatoform d. schizophrenic
Researchers believe that brain functioning may improve in middle childhood partly because of
A) rapid brain growth. B) an overabundance of gray matter. C) the influence of hormones. D) the decrease in white matter.