(A) Cognitive
(B) Developmental
(C) Industrial/organizational
(D) Physiological
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Psychology is the science of:
(A) Behavior & mental processes
(B) Objective introspection
(C) Inductive reasoning
(D) Emotions
Which of the following learning mechanism dopes B.F. Skinner see as being the major means by which behavior is learned?
(A) Classical conditioning
(B) Operant conditioning
(C) Observational learning
(D) Insight learning
Stereotypes are:
(A) Special types of schemas that are part of people’s shared cultural background
(B) Widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group.
(C) Equivalent to prejudice
(D) both (a) & (b)
According to Alfred Adler, the prime motivating force in a person’s life is:
(A) Physical gratification
(B) Existential anxiety
(C) Striving for superiority
(D) The need for power
Our general method for dealing with the environment is known as:
(A) Intelligence
(B) Perceptual style
(C) Personality
(D) Cognitive style
A disorder called __ results when fluid pressure builds up inside the eye and cases damage to the optic nerve.
(A) Prosopagnia
(B) Achromatospia
(C) Dyslexia
(D) Glaucoma
The thyroid gland controls:
(A) Glucose absorption
(B) Emotions
(C) Metabolism
(D) Sexuality