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Psychology can be defined as:
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
a natural science integrating physiology and neurology
the deductive study of forms and functions of human groups
the study of human origins, evolution, and cultures
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Who is the father of psychology?
Sigmund Freud
Abraham Maslow
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
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Psychology has its origins in philosophy
True
False
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What makes psychology a science?Many psychologists have earned advanced college degrees.Psychologists may study the brain.The methods psychologists use to ask and answer questions.Psychologists focus on studying behavior and mental processes.
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Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act.
behavior
natural
biology
none of the above
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of psychologist is most likely to wonder how the brain scans of someone experiencing an epileptic seizure differ from the scans of someone who has not had a seizure?clinicalhealthdevelopmentalbiological
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Psychology has roots in the _______________________ sciences, which attempt to explain the nature of the physical world through observation and experimentation
social
natural
labratory
fake
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What type of psychologist is most likely interested in conditions that lead to the greatest conformity?developmentalcognitivesocialhuman-factors
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The type of psychologist works with people who have mental disorders:
counseling
clinical
developmental
industrial
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A Psychiatrist is aTherapistMedical DoctorA nurse who treats mental illness