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

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1. who is considered the “father of psychology” ?

   A. Ebbinghaus B. Freud C. Wundt D. Pavlov...

2. Which of the following historical events created a demand for clinicians that was far greater than the supply and stimulated the development of clinical psychology?

   A. World War I B. the depression C. World war II D. the Korean War...

3. All of the following are goals of psychology EXCEPT:

   A. Evaluate B. Describe C. Control D. Predict...

4. Which of the following early school of psychology included emotions, self, will, values, and even religious and mystical experience?

   A. Functionalism B. Psychoanalysis C. Gestalt D. Structuralism...

5. Of the following, who is associated with the gestalt school of psychology?

   A. Ivan Pavlov B. B.F. Skinner C. Max Wertheimer D. John Watson...

6. The beginnings of modern psychology were based on which of the following influences?

   A. philosophy, physiology and psychophysics B. The bystander effect, Milgram’s experiments and common sense C. Dualism, materialism and behaviorism D. None of the above...

7. Which of the following researchers had a profound impact in developmental psychology despite the limitations of his methodology?

   A. Sigmud Freud B. Francis Galton C. Jean Piaget D. B.F. Skinner...

8. The world “Psychology” comes from the ______________?

   A. Greek B. Latin C. Arabic D. German...

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