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Psychology is defined as |
The science of behavior and mental processes |
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Psychology includes the study of? |
Perception, emotions, psychological processes |
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Dr. Chen studies how people grow and change during late adolence and young adulthood; Dr. Doherty focuses on several traits that distinguish one person from another. Dr Chen is a __________; Dr. Doherty is a ___________. |
Developmental psychologist; personality psychologist |
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How many psychologists are there in the world? |
300,000 |
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Which psychologists is/are associated with the behavioral perspective |
Watson and Skinner |
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At the heart of humanistic perspective is the concept of? |
Free will |
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The Gestalt psychologist made their most lasting contributions to the psychology of |
Perception |
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What best expresses the relationship between a theory and a hypothesis |
A theory is broader than a hypothesis |
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Experimental research requires that the response of __________ group(s) be examined. |
At least two |
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In an experiment, an independent variable is? |
Deliberately manipulated by the researcher. |