What early school of thought in psychology was noted for its emphasis on the unconscious determinants of behavior?
a. Structuralism
b. Behaviorism
c. Gestalt psychology
d. Psychoanalytic theory
d
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What might make a child especially vulnerable to believing the false expectations of others and thereby expecting less from themselves?
a. Being experienced in an area or being highly skilled b. Learning a new skill or learning something for the first time c. Being indifferent to the social expectations of others d. Having many sources of information about one's abilities and performance
In their attempts to analyze consciousness into its elements, the structuralists used a method called
a. conditioning. b. Gestalt synthesis. c. natural selection. d. introspection.
Which of the following statements correctly describes a major commonality between agoraphobia and OCD?
A. Repetitive rituals in OCD and staying indoors in agoraphobia both serve the same purpose – to alleviate anxiety. B. Fears in both OCD and agoraphobia have a delusional component, in that individuals seem to truly believe the fears are reasonable or likely. C. The need for order in OCD is similar to the need to control the environment in agoraphobia, which causes fear of leaving home. D. Both OCD and agoraphobia often manifest in response to a major traumatic event.
Problems with Freud's theory of psychosexual development include that it places too much emphasis on the influence of childhood experiences on later development, and too much emphasis on the power of sexuality on behavior.
a. true b. false