Which of the following is NOT included in the text's definition of psychology?
a. Psychology is a profession that solves practical problems
b. Psychology studies behavior including physiological and cognitive processes
c. Psychology studies primarily the unconscious mind
d. Psychology is a science
C
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A. difficult babies B. distractible babies C. slow-to-warm babies D. limited-response babies
What type of evidence is considered valid in psychological research?
a. Theoretical b. Psychic c. Hypothetical d. Empirical
John is better friends with Michelle, who sits one seat next to him, than Janie, who sits four seats away from him, even though both Michelle and Janie were strangers when their semester began. John's attraction highlights the influence of the
a. theory of social reality. b. principle of closure. c. principle of proximity. d. rule of self-disclosure. e. cognitive dissonance theory.
Imagine you meet a person who has damaged their orbitofrontal cortex. What would the most likely olfactory symptom be due to this damage?
A. They would be unable to discriminate pleasant and unpleasant odors. B. Their memory for odors would be eliminated. C. They could not consciously perceive smells. D. They would have trouble finding the words to describe what they smelled.