Who would most likely agree with the statement, "Psychology should investigate only behaviors that can observed"?
c. John B. Watson
Psychologists who study the degree to which genes influence our personality are working from the _____ perspective.
c. behavior genetics
Which of the following exemplifies the issue of the relative importance of nature and nurture on our behavior?
a. the issue of the relative influence of biology and experience on behavior
The seventeenth-century philosopher who believed that the mind is blank at birth and that most knowledge comes through sensory experience is
Which psychological perspective emphasizes the interaction of the brain and body in behavior?
A psychologist who explores how Asian and North American definitions of attractiveness differ is working from the _____ perspective.
A psychologist who conducts experiments solely intended to build psychology's knowledge base is engaged is
a. basic research
(Close-up) In order, the sequence of steps in the SQ3R method is
d. survey, question, read, review, reflect
Psychologists who study how brain activity is linked to memory, perception, and other thought processes are called
d. cognitive neuroscientists.
behavior genetics perspective
o. how much genes and environment contribute to individual differences
I. how natural selection favors traits that promote the perpetuation of one's genes
d. an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the contents of the mind
n. an early school of psychology that focused on the adaptive value of thoughts and behaviors
h. the view that psychology should be an objective science that avoids reference to mental processes