Approaches quiz

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Who suggested that the mind and the body (brain) were separate and independent of one another?
Descartes
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Who suggested that humans inherit neither knowledge nor instincs?
Locke
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Complete this sentence. Operant conditioning is best described as...
A form of learning in which behaviour is shaped and maintained by its consequences
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What aspect of operant conditioning is investigated in the 'Skinner's box' experiment
Negative reinforcement
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The idea that human beings influence their environment as well as being influenced by it best describes:
Reciprocal determinism
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Which statement about the social learning theory approach is false?
Learning and performance always occur together
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Drawing a conclusion of the capacity of the STM using the findings of a lab experiment is a good example of:
Inference
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The cognitive approach is a good example of:
Soft determinism
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Which statement about cognitive neuroscience is false?
It was first identified in the 1970s as an emergent discipline
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The biological approach is an example of:
Internal and hard determinism
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The fact DZ twins tend to show higher concordance rates than ordinary siblings suggests:
The importance of heredatory/genetic factors in development
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Which describes the somatic nervous system?
Controls muscle movement
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The master endocrine gland is the:
Pituitary gland
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In which stage does the Oedipus complex take place?
Phallic
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Freud's theory is most associated with:
Psychic determinism
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When it first emerged, humanistic psychology came to be known as:
The third force
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When there is a mismatch between the self-concept and the ideal self, this is referred to as:
Incongruence
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