DRAINS Quiz

What does determinism propose about human behavior?

• All behavior is random and unpredictable.

• Behavior is caused by preceding factors and is predictable.

• Behavior is entirely based on free will.

• Behavior cannot be studied scientifically.

What is a potential weakness of the free will perspective?

• It assumes all individuals are capable of self-control.

• It provides a clear scientific explanation.

• It focuses solely on biological factors.

• It ignores individual responsibility.

What does reductionism aim to do in explaining behavior?

• Combine all factors into a single explanation.

• Explain behavior by reducing it to its constituent parts.

• Focus on the holistic view of behavior.

• Emphasize the role of free will.

Which concept looks at higher level explanations, suggesting the whole is greater than the sum of its parts?

• Reductionism

• Holism

• Determinism

• Nomothetic

What is the focus of idiographic approaches in psychology?

• Discovering what makes each of us unique.

• Establishing universal laws.

• Emphasizing social factors over biological ones.

• Reducing behavior to simple components.

What is a characteristic of nomothetic approaches?

• They focus on individual uniqueness.

• They are concerned with similarities and generalizations.

• They ignore scientific methods.

• They emphasize innate factors.

What do nature-focused psychologists emphasize?

• The importance of social factors.

• The importance of innate factors.

• The role of free will.

• The unpredictability of behavior.

What is a potential weakness of the nurture perspective?

• It may ignore significant social factors.

• It may ignore significant innate factors.

• It focuses too much on biological factors.

• It is not applicable to real-life situations.

What do interactionist psychologists acknowledge?

• Only biological factors play a role in behavior.

• Only social factors play a role in behavior.

• Biological, social, and learning factors all play a role.

• Only learning factors are significant.

What is a characteristic of scientific approaches in psychology?

• They are based on subjective assumptions.

• They are untestable and unfalsifiable.

• They involve controlled, objective, and replicable research.

• They ignore empirical evidence.