The definition of psychology presented in your textbook is:
A. the systematic, scientific study of behaviors and mental processes.
B. the study of abnormal behaviors and ways to psychoanalyze individuals.
C. the systematic application of science to helping people who are mentally disturbed.
D. the systematic, scientific study of human behavior.
Answer: A
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A. knowing how sociable a person is allows for a better prediction of behavior than knowing how extraverted that person is. B. researchers need to use factor analysis in order to determine the number of basic personality factors. C. although Extraversion is a basic personality factor, there is no evidence that Neuroticism is. D. factor analytic researchers should all use the same personality tests so that they can produce the same results.
Thea watched a flock of brightly colored parrots fly from one tree to another. Information
about their shape and color were combined into three-dimensional form perception in the visual association cortex of the lower part of the __________ lobe a. frontal b. parietal c. occipital d. temporal e. visual
Positive reinforcement ________ the likelihood that the behavior preceding it will happen again while negative reinforcement ________ the likelihood that the preceding behavior will happen again
a. decreases; decreases b. decreases; increases c. increases; increases d. increases; decreases
Superstitious behaviors are most commonly learned through ________
a. subliminal learning b. operant conditioning c. vicarious learning d. classical conditioning