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Which of the following thinkers believed that people were born as blank slates and
experiences formed their personality? Correct-Locke
Samantha believes all behavior originates from unconscious forces developed primarily in
childhood and focused primarily on sex and aggression. With which approach to psychology is
Samantha most likely to agree with? Correct-Psychoanalytic
With which of the following statements would a behaviorist be most likely to agree?
Correct-Psychology can only study what we can observe because this is all that can be
empirically tested.
Katelyn is struggling in school and fighting frequently with her parents. She is not sure about
her future and what she wants to study in college. With which of the following statements
about Katelyn would a humanistic psychologist most likely agree? Correct-Katelyn is
overthinking her problems, which are minor, and he misconception of the scope of the
problem is inflating their importance.
How does the humanistic approach to psychology differ from the psychoanalytic approach?
Correct-The humanistic approach focuses on striving to be one's best self, the
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psychoanalytic approach examines unconscious forces and the importance of sex and
aggression.
Edward Titchener followed the structuralist approach to examine human consciousness, with
which of the following would be agree? Correct-We can use the process of introspection
by asking people about their response to specific stimuli.
Read the following quotation and answer the question that follows.
"Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up
in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist
I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief,
regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.
(1930)"
To whom would the above statement most likely be attributed? Correct-John Watson
8. Benjamin helps design cars that are easy to drive and intuitive to use. It is most likely that
Benjamin is engaged in which of the following fields of psychology? Correct-Human Factors
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Which of the following thinkers believed that people were born as blank slates and
experiences formed their personality? Correct-Locke
Samantha believes all behavior originates from unconscious forces developed primarily in
childhood and focused primarily on sex and aggression. With which approach to psychology is
Samantha most likely to agree with? Correct-Psychoanalytic
With which of the following statements would a behaviorist be most likely to agree?
Correct-Psychology can only study what we can observe because this is all that can be
empirically tested.
Katelyn is struggling in school and fighting frequently with her parents. She is not sure about
her future and what she wants to study in college. With which of the following statements
about Katelyn would a humanistic psychologist most likely agree? Correct-Katelyn is
overthinking her problems, which are minor, and he misconception of the scope of the
problem is inflating their importance.
How does the humanistic approach to psychology differ from the psychoanalytic approach?
Correct-The humanistic approach focuses on striving to be one's best self, the
, Exam- AMSCO Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
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psychoanalytic approach examines unconscious forces and the importance of sex and
aggression.
Edward Titchener followed the structuralist approach to examine human consciousness, with
which of the following would be agree? Correct-We can use the process of introspection
by asking people about their response to specific stimuli.
Read the following quotation and answer the question that follows.
"Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up
in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist
I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief,
regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.
(1930)"
To whom would the above statement most likely be attributed? Correct-John Watson
8. Benjamin helps design cars that are easy to drive and intuitive to use. It is most likely that
Benjamin is engaged in which of the following fields of psychology? Correct-Human Factors
