Which area in psychology would be most likely to study of phenomenon of “peer influence”?

Related Mcqs:

1. The study of mental processes such as thinking, perception, information processing, etc is a key element in___________ psychology.

   A. humanistic B. cognitive C. behavioral D. biological...

2. One of the reasons to study psychology is:

   A. to understand the human mind and how it works B. to learn how to manipulate others C. to completely understand and predict human behavior D. to have the answers to all of life’ss....

3. Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because :

   A. they overlap with other fields, such as law and business, B. of ethical considerations C. advanced technology that measures brain waves is not available D. of a lack of interest in human behavior...

4. The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings, and images was:

   A. behaviorism B. Structuralism C. humanism D. psychoanalysis...

5. The school of psychology that focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of conscious experience, such as sensations, feeling and images was:

   A. behaviorism B. structuralism C. humanism D. psychoanalysis...

6. Behaviorism helped make psychology a ____________?

   A. fad B. science C. specialty D. hoax...

7. The goals of psychology are to _______________?

   A. develop effective methods of psychotherapy. B. describe, predict, understand, and control behavior C. explain the functioning of the human mind. D. compare, analyze and control human behavior...

8. Which of the following is considered by the text to be a pseudo-psychology?

   A. cognitive psychology B. behaviorism C. Gestalt psychology D. astrology...

9. The approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called

   A. Structuralism B. Functionalism C. Behaviouralism D. Elementalism...

10. An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:

    A. the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship B. similar to the correlational method in the causality is determined. C. that the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences D. that is an informal way to investigate behavior....