Dr. Marco explains to a client that his feelings of hostility toward a coworker are most likely caused by the way the client interprets the coworker’s actions and the way he thinks that people should behave at work. Dr. Marco is most likely working from what perspective?

A. behavioral
B. cognitive
C. psychoanalytic
D. humanist » Read More…

In what way might a behaviorist disagree with a cognitive psychologist about the cause of aggression?

A. A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might say aggression is caused by a past repressed experience.

B. A behaviorist might state that aggression is a behavior encouraged by our genetic code, while a cognitive psychologist might state that aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior.

C. A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by past rewards for aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might believe aggression is caused by an expressed desire to fulfill certain life needs.

D. A behaviorist might state that aggression is caused by past rewards for aggressive behavior, while a cognitive psychologist might believe aggression is caused by memories or ways we think about aggressive behavior. » Read More…

Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory has been criticized for being

A. appropriate for female patients, but not male patients.
B. only applicable to research settings, not therapy settings.
C. based on large groups, not individual cases.
D. unscientific and unverifiable. » Read More…

John Watson relied on the pioneering work of __________ in establishing behaviorism as a paradigm of psychology

A. B. F. Skinner
B. Wilhelm Wundt
C. William James
D. Ivan Pavlov » Read More…

Which of the following concepts is most integral to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory?

A. trephining
B. structuralism
C. the unconscious mind
D. the concept of Gestalt » Read More…

Behaviorists explain human thought and behavior as a result of______

A. past conditioning.
B. unconscious behavioral impulses.
C. natural selections.
D. biological processes. » Read More…

A therapist who says that she uses whatever psychological perspective “works best” for each patient might be best described as__________

A. social-cultural.
B. humanist.
C. eclectic.
D. psychoanalytic. » Read More…