According to Gross (2015), why did John B Watson propose that psychologists should confine themselves to studying behaviour?
only behaviour is measurable and observable objectively
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According to Gross (2015), what is empiricism interested in?
sensory experience
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According to Gross (2015), what is hypothesis testing?
making predictions about behaviour under certain conditions
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What approach assumes that every individual is unique?
idiographic approach
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Which two Big 5 traits describe someone who loves to socialise, but is also quite shallow and unimaginative?
high on extroversion, low on openness to experience
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Which major ego defence mechanism describes someone who shouts at their child after frustrating day at work?
displacement
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In what stage do children have an 'egocentric' standpoint?
pre-operational
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What is NOT an example of 'scaffolding'?
a teacher asks the students to do research online
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How many STM slots (for chunking) are we suggested to have?
7 +/- 2
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______ is a technique that makes use of simultaneous reception of two different stimulus inputs, one to each ear?
dichotic listening
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In Broadbent (1954)'s split-scan procedure, _____ referred to when the participant recalled the digits they heard based on the chronological order of presentation?
pair-by-pair recall
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Schneider and Shiffrin (1977) refers to automatic processing as _____
a fast process that makes no demand on attentional resources
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FOUR LOBES OF THE BRAIN
CORRECT
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Which lobe is important to vision?
occipital lobe
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Which brain structure is important for memory?
hippocampus
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What is the purpose of glial cells?
to devour and remove damaged cells and o provide scaffolding for neurons
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What is the difference between an axon terminal and dendrites?
axon terminals send messages and dendrites receive messages
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What is the charge of a neuron at its resting state?
negative
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In what phase of the development of attachment do infants develop specific attachment
discriminate attachment phase
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What percentage of participants conformed at least once in Asch's conformity study
76%
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Which infamous researcher focused on examining minority influence
Moscovici
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The Stanford Prison experiment argues for the power of ____ to explain evil?
social situations
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A woman is unfaithful to her husband but accuses him of cheating on her. According to psychodynamic theory, which ego mechanism is this?
projection
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Card 2
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According to Gross (2015), what is empiricism interested in?
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sensory experience
Card 3
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According to Gross (2015), what is hypothesis testing?
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Card 4
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What approach assumes that every individual is unique?
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Card 5
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Which two Big 5 traits describe someone who loves to socialise, but is also quite shallow and unimaginative?
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