John's poor performance in reading was found to be due to visual discrimination problems. This determination of the cause for his poor reading performance illustrates which goal of psychology?

a. description
b. prediction
c. understanding
d. control


c

Psychology

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Jack was born with a cataract in his left eye. He never received treatment as an infant and subsequently lost the ability to process visual stimuli in his left eye. What does Jack's experience illustrate?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Which area of the brain contains both the feeding center and the satiety center?

a. amygdala b. medulla c. hypothalamus d. hippocampus

Psychology

According to the cognitive perspective of motivation, people

a. do what they think about. b. try to eliminate discrepancies in information. c. hold inconsistent beliefs. d. are more likely to appreciate things that come easy to them.

Psychology

Before Thomas Kuhn, scientific activity was guided by the:?

a. ?paradigm shift theory b. ?correspondence theory of truth c. ?skepticism of knowledge theory d. ?subjectivity theory of science

Psychology