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The scientific study of behavior and mental processes describes?

• 1. The scientific study of behavior and mental processes describes A) behaviorism. B) psychoanalysis. C) psychology. D) sociology and psychology. 2. Cody’s ACT score suggests he will do well in a particular university. Which goal of psychology does this represent? A) prediction B) control C) explanation D) description 3. Psychologists often help judges and juries decide whether a criminal in jail will commit another crime if released. Which goal of psychology does this example represent? A) explain B) describe C) predict D) control 4. The clinical psychologist’s aim in applying prediction and control principles to a client’s behavior is to A) decide the treatment. B) help the client meet his or her goals in treatment. C) allow the client a narrow range of options for his or her behavior. D) use a database to formulate a treatment for the client. 5. Dr. Grote is interested in assessing the driving reaction times of the elderly for the purpose of driving improvement classes. He is doing what type of research? A) pure B) applied C) clinical D) experimental 6. Dr. Wang has just prescribed antidepressants for her patient. She must be a A) clinical psychologist. B) psychotherapist. C) school psychologist. D) psychiatrist. 7. School psychologists are employed by school districts to A) develop achievement and aptitude tests. B) identify and assist students who have problems that interfere with their learning. C) assess the development of children in the school system. D) development curriculum for teachers to deliver. 8. A theory that divides human behavior into two basic traits, introversion and extraversion, was probably formulated by a __________ psychologist. A) developmental B) personality C) behavioral D) clinical 9. Which of the following psychologists is most likely to conduct pure research? A) experimental B) organizational C) consumer D) human factors 10. As much as she tried to lose weight, Pauline could not achieve her goal of 15% weight loss. Accordingly, she made an appointment to consult with Dr. Richman, a __________ psychologist. A) clinical B) counseling C) human factors D) health 11. The early roots of psychology can be traced to the A) Greek philosophers. B) Roman generals. C) German scientists. D) American medical doctors. 12. True to the theory of structuralism, ________ documented his experiences during a serious illness he thought would lead to his death. A) Sigmund Freud B) William James C) Wilhelm Wundt D) Erik Erikson 13. What distinguished Wilhelm Wundt’s contribution from other contributions to psychology? A) He wrote the first textbook of psychology. B) He defined psychology as the science of behavior. C) He established psychology as a laboratory science. D) He studied insight in lower animals. 14. John B. Watson established __________ as a school of psychology. A) behaviorism B) functionalism C) structuralism D) psychoanalysis 15. John Watson proposed a definition of psychology that omitted all except A) mental processes. B) observable behavior. C) consciousness. D) feelings and thoughts. 16. B. F. Skinner made major contributions to A) structuralism. B) functionalism. C) behaviorism. D) Gestalt psychology. 17. “Wholes are more than the sums of their parts” was the view of which of the following schools of psychology? A) Behaviorism B) Functionalism C) Structuralism D) Gestalt 18. The school of psychology that places unconscious impulses and desires at the center of human behavior is A) psychoanalysis. B) humanism-existentialism. C) functionalism. D) Gestalt psychology. 19. The humanistic-existential perspective unites __________ and __________ as central principles to its approach. A) brain; behavior B) self-fulfillment; free choice C) mental processes; consciousness D) culture; values 20. __________ psychologists take the position that learning is essential in describing, predicting, controlling, and explaining behavior. A) Neoanalytic B) Behavioral C) Developmental D) Biological 21. Which of the following is not likely the concern of sociocultural psychologists? A) alcohol abuse among ethnic minority groups B) racial bias C) gender roles D) color perception 22. Membership of a(n) ________ are united by their cultural heritage, race, language, and common history. A) cultural group B) ethnic group C) racial group D) nationality 23. As an undergraduate psychology major, students would likely take which of the following courses? A Advanced statistics B Linguistics C Abnormal Psychology D Psychotherapy 24. As an undergraduate in psychology, Peter would likely take which of the following courses? A Advanced statistics B Linguistics C Cognitive Psychology D Psychotherapy

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  Yep, looks like homework to me lol If you looked up your answers using an online dictionary, you can easily find the answers............probably quicker than you spent even typing your questions and answers. And that way, at least you know the answers are right versus trusting us using yahoo answers! Question 23 and Question 24 are pretty much the same question.