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Jennifer Parks 10 questions

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  1. 1Charles Darwin suggested that the evolution of living organisms is guided by:
    1. Arational thought
    2. Bnatural selection
    3. Cintrospection
    4. Dunconscious motives
  2. 2Wilhelm Wundt, who founded the first psychology laboratory, was both a:

    1. Apsychoanalyst and psychiatrist.
    2. Bsociologist and psychiatrist.
    3. Cphysiologist and philosopher.
    4. Dtheologian and philosopher.
  3. 3In its early years, psychology focused on the study of _____; from the 1920s into the 1960s, American psychologists emphasized the study of _____.
    1. Amental illness; effective psychotherapy
    2. Bmaladaptive behavior; adaptive behavior
    3. Cunconscious motives; conscious thoughts and feelings
    4. Dmental processes; observable behavior
  4. 4Behavior is to mental processes as _____ is to _____.
    1. Anature; nurture
    2. B sensation; memory
    3. Ctalking; perception
    4. Dstability; change
  5. 5Which psychological perspective is most directly concerned with how the brain influences behaviors and mental states?
    1. Acognitive
    2. Bpsychoanalytic

    3. Cbehavioral
    4. Dneuroscience
  6. 6Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of specific behavioral traits?
    1. Abehavioral
    2. Bcognitive

    3. Cevolutionary
    4. Dsocial-cultural
  7. 7Which perspective is most likely to examine how group membership influences individual attitudes and behaviors?
    1. Aneuroscience
    2. Bcognitive

    3. Cevolutionary
    4. Dsocial-cultural
  8. 8Which perspective most clearly emphasizes the impact of learning on behavior?
    1. Aevolutionary
    2. Bneuroscience
    3. Cbehavioral
    4. Dpsychoanalytic
  9. 9Which professional specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders?
    1. Apersonality psychology
    2. Bbiological psychology

    3. Cclinical psychology
    4. Ddevelopmental psychology
  10. 10The specialist who is most likely to prescribe a drug for the treatment of a psychological disorder is a:

    1. Adevelopmental psychologist.
    2. Bclinical psychologist.
    3. Cpsychiatrist.
    4. Dpersonality psychologist.

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