PSYC: Unit 1: Intro To Psychology

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The empirical method of study is based on ______.
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observation
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Critical thinking is ___________.
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applying a set of skills to understand and evaluate information
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In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the _________________________ include food, water and shelter.
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basic survival needs
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What kind of psychological area does the work of Jean Piaget exemplify?
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developmental psychology
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Behaviorist study ____________.
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Learned behavior
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According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to _________________.
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study the function of behavior
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Sigmund Freud believed that understanding the unconscious mind was critical to understanding subconscious behavior.
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The word "subconscious" should be changed to the word "conscious"
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Psychoanalytic theory focuses on and early childhood experiences.
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a person's unconscious
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Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?
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John Watson
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Who was the first African American to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
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Francis Cecil Sumner