The tendency to view one’s own group as superior to others and as the standard for judging the worth of foreign ways is known as: A. Behaviorism B. Ethnocentrism C. Humanism D. Functionalism NA
Hormones are to the endocrine system as _____ are to the nervous system: A. Nerves B. Synapses C. Neurotransmitters D. Action potentials NA
Clark Hull emphasized that in the form of stimulation gives birth to a drive or motive: A. Need B. Environment C. Incentives D. Reward Hull’s Drive Reduction Theory focuses on needs creating motivation.
The study of the endocrine system and genetic mechanisms would most likely be undertaken by a: A. Clinical psychologist B. Physiological psychologist C. Social psychologist D. Educational psychologist NA
A form of communication based on a system of symbols is: A. Rule B. Image C. Language D. Phonology Language is communication using symbols.
The fact that psychologists do not all agree about the nature and development of personality demonstrates: A. That there are many ways of looking at the same phenomenon B. The fundamental inability may simply be incomprehensible C. The failure of psychologists to communicate with one another D. The possibility that personality may simply be incomprehensible NA
The sound system of a language is: A. Language B. Phonology C. Morphology D. Syntax Phonology is the study of language sounds.
A multifactorial causation approach to behavior suggests that: A. Most behaviors can be explained best by single cause explanations B. Most behavior is governed by a complex network of interrelated factors C. Data must be subjected to rigorous statistical analysis in order for them to make sense D. Explanations of behavior tend to build up from the simple to the complex in a hierarchical manner NA
The unit of meaning involved in word formation is: A. Semantics B. Pragmatics C. Phonology D. Morphology Morphology deals with word formation.
Psychology’s answer to the question of whether we are born or made tends to be: A. We are born B. We are made C. We are both born and made D. Neither NA