What is the common, underlying view that unites the various subfields of psychology?

Related Mcqs:

1. The underlying mechanism for perceptual expectancies is: ____________?

   A. a misleading perception that distorts or misjudges a stimulus. B. top-down processing C. the organization of perception by beginning with low-level features. D. bottom-up processing...

2. Which of the following approaches has the most optimistic view of human nature?

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

3. The tendency to view one’s own group as superior to others and as the standard for judging the worth of foreign ways is know as: _____________?

   A. Behaviorism B. ethnocentrism C. humanism D. functionalism...

4. the psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of ___________ in development.

   A. external rewards and punishments B. internal impulses, desires, and conficts C. Subjective experiences, potentials and ideals D. physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution...

5. The psychodynamic view emphasizes the role of _______in development.

   A. external rewards and punishments B. internal impulses, desires and conflicts C. subjective experiences, potentials and evolution D. physiology, genetics, biochemistry and evolution...

6. Psychology is the science of the mind and _____________?

   A. Behaviour B. Control C. Nervous system D. None of these...

7. Which goal of psychology is the most powerful?

   A. Describe B. Explain C. control D. Predict...

8. Psychology is: _____________?

   A. the study of human origins evolution, and cultures B. the scientific study of behavior and mental processes of any living creature. C. a natural science integrating physiology and neurology D. the deductive study of forms and functions of human group...

9. 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 interest in human behavior....

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

    A. social B. comparative C. physiological D. school...