Dr. Quack touches specific bumps on a patient's skull and then indicates specific character traits for the patient, for example, "This patient is cautious." Dr. Quack is engaging in:

A) structuralism.
B) phrenology.
C) mesmerism.
D) psychoanalysis.


B) phrenology.

Psychology

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Eight-month-old Alexander makes minor changes in his schema each time his environment provides him with a new experience. What does this process represent?

A. accommodation B. reflexive responding C. assimilation D. secondary circular reactions

Psychology

Sechenov:?

a. ?denied consciousness existed b. ?supported the use of introspection, believing it was the only way to understand mental processes c. ?stated that only overt behavior was reflexive d. ?postulated that both overt and covert behavior (mental processes) result from physiological processes in the brain

Psychology

________ is the brain's tendency to remain somewhat flexible until synaptogenesis is complete

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Psychology

According to the semantic network model, it would take less time to answer "true" to which sentence?

A. "A salmon is an animal." B. "A salmon is a fish." C. "A canary is an animal." D. "A motorcycle is a vehicle."

Psychology