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3fhypotheses.
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b. behavior3fand3fmental3fprocesses
c. the3fphysiological3ffunctions3fof3fthe3fbrain
d. how3fcultures3fand3fsocieties3fdevelop3fand3finteract3fwith3feach3fother
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2. Psychologists3fare3finterested3fin3f .
a. every3faspect3fof3fhuman3fthought3fand3fbehavior
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fthoughts,3ffeelings,3fand3factions.
b. aspects3fof3fhuman3fbehavior,3fbut3fnot3fhuman3fthought
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3fthe3fconcept3fof3fhuman3fthought.
c. aspects3fof3fhuman3fthought,3fbut3fnot3fhuman3fbehavior
d. only3fmajor3faspects3fof3fhuman3fthought3fand3fbehavior
Answer:3fa
3fDifficulty
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3. Psychology3f .
a. rarely3fredefines3fitself,3fand3fwhen3fit3fdoes,3fit3fdoes3fso3fmore3fnarrowly
b. virtually3fnever3fredefines3fitself
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d. continually3fredefines3fitself3fmore3fbroadly
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3fDifficulty
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mbination3fof3fmany3fdifferent3fareas3fof3facademic3fpursuit.
b. is3fan3f"umbrella"3ffor3fa3floose3famalgamation3fof3fdifferent3fsubfields
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3fthat3fit3fis3fa3fcombination3fof3fmany3fsub-disciplines.
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d. not3fa3ffield3fof3fstudy3fat3fall
Answer:3fb
3fDifficulty
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5. Each3fof3fthe3ffollowing3fis3fa3fspecialty3farea3fwithin3fdevelopmental3fpsychology3fEX
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a. lifespan3fpsychology
b. psychobiology
c. child3fpsychology
d. adolescent3fpsychology
Answer:3fb
3fDifficulty
:3f1
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rogramming,3fI3fwould3fmost3flikely3fhire3fa(n)3f psychologist.
a. experimental
b. developmental
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