A. most behaviors can be explained best by single-cause explanations.
B. data must be subjected rigorous statistical analysis in order to make sense.
C. explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner
D. most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors
Related Mcqs:
- the human information-processing approach and the connectionist approach disagree with each other about how information is processed. How does the connectionist approachdiffer from the human information-processing approach?
A. Connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations
B. Connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components
C. Connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit
D. Connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information
E. b and d - A series of responses that gradually approach a desired pattern of behavior are called:
A. adaptations
B. gradients
C. successive approximations
D. conditioning trials - When Edward Titchener founded a psychology laboratory at Cornell University, he used the approach called ____________?
A. Behaviorism
B. Structuralism
C. Functionalism
D. Psychoanalysis - Overt behavior is: ____________?
A. anything a person does.
B. only those things a person does which you can see
C. only those things which can be recorded by a camera.
D. only those thing which a person can see with his/her senses. - the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviouralism
D. Elementalism - the approach to psychology that focuses on the basic elements which make up consciousness is called: ___________?
A. Structuralism
B. Functionalism
C. Behaviuralism
D. Elementalism - Which of the following is the best example of covert behavior?
A. blinking in response to a light
B. imitating a friend’s gesture
C. remembering a pleasant experience
D. rapid eye movements while sleeping - Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.
A. marketing
B. learning disabilities
C. aging
D. robotics - Punishment is most effective in suppressing behavior when it is:_____________?
A. immediate , consistent, and intense
B. delayed, consistent and mild
C. immediate, consistent and mild
D. delayed, inconsistent, and intense - Using poker chips to reinforce mental patients for healthy behavior would be and example of using:
A. negative reinforcement
B. classical conditioning
C. extinction
D. tokens
