Martin Seligman developed positive psychology
A) ?in response to criticism from cognitive psychologists.
B) ?as a counterweight to the discipline's negatively oriented history.
C) ?to make the discipline of psychology more popular among the general public.
D) ?as a political strategy designed to appease nonclinical psychologists.
B
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A. civil (involuntary) commitment. B. criminal commitment. C. parens patriae. D. mens rea.
According to Ainsworth, babies who demonstrate proximity to their mother and separation anxiety when apart are showing indications of
a. socialization. c. association. b. individuality. d. attachment.
Some topics studied in _____________ include altruism, forgiveness, and enhancement of immune system functioning.
a. positive psychology b. industrial psychology c. human psychology d. machine psychology
Which of the following terms is NOT a physiological response during an orienting reflex?
a. change in heart rate b. respiration rate altered c. widening of audition d. pupil dilation