When a researcher tries to identify which structures in the brain control specific psychological or behavioral functions, such as recognizing faces or moving the hands, the basic research strategy is called
a. localization of function.
b. constraint-induced analysis.
c. functional lateralization.
d. neuroplastic analysis.
A
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A. empathy B. forgiveness C. egotism D. altruism
Which approach in modern psychologyfocuses on normal, conscious feelings?
A) behaviorism B) psychoanalysis C) evolutionarypsychology D) humanism
Who believed that children develop language by creating mental representations?
A) Myrtle McGraw B) Jean Piaget C) B.F. Skinner D) Lev Vygotsky
Describe the study in which German judges were asked to make a decision about appropriate sentences for wrong-doers. After reading about the case,
judges received either harsh or more lenient recommendations from either a journalist, a random roll of the dice, or a seasoned prosecutor. What did the study show? What key heuristic did it powerfully (and worryingly) illustrate? What reason can you give for why the recommendations were so powerful?