Psychology - Intro

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What emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior? Options: evolutionary perspective, cognitive perspective, biological perspective, all of the above

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cognitive perspective

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What perspective emphasizes the influences of ethnicity, gender, culture, and socio-economic status on behavior and mental processes? Options: evolutionary perspective, biological perspective, sociocultural perspective, all of the above

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sociocultural perspective

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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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psychology

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psychological perspective that focuses on the interaction of biological processes, psychological dispositions, and social factors

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biopsychosocial perspective

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Psychologists study human _______________________ by observing and measuring how people act.

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behavior

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Researchers use psychological constructs to describe things that cannot be seen, touched, or measured directly.

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True

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The evolutionary perspective is rooted in the ideas of Sigmund Freud.

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False

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a group of people who share a common religion, color, or national origin

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ethnic group

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a basic truth or law

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principle

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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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psychology