Psychology Midterm 2023

Prediction about behavior tested through research

• data

• hypothesis

• principle

• theory

Which of the following was NOT a behaviorist?

• Ivan Pavlov

• BF Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• John B. Watson

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.

• Psychodymanic perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective

An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.

• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective
• Humanistic perspective
• Cognitive perspective

Fears are learned and can be unlearned.

• Behavioral perspective
• Social-cultural perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective
• Humanistic perspective

"Change your thoughts, change your life."

• Behavioral perspective
• Cognitive perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

Treat mental illness with medication.

• Biological approach
• Psychodynamic approach
• Humanistic approach
•  Behavioral approach

Eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because we are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.

• Social-cultural perspective
• Behavioral perspective
• Biological perspective
• Psychodynamic perspective

 emphasizes the role that thoughts play in determining behavior  

• evolutionary perspective
• cognitive perspective
• biological perspective
• all of the above