The study of human strengths, virtues, optimal behavior is called ___ in psychology
a. Positive psychology - Correct Answer
Explanation: As defined, "It is the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life"
20. The study of human strengths, virtues, and optimal behavior is called psychology a. positive ...
7. The study of the judgments people make as to whether someone else's behavior is due to something about that person or due to the person's situation is called a) the primacy effect b) cognitive dissonance c) attribution theory d) stereotyping 8. Prejudice is a(n)whereas discrimination is a(n) a) dislike; hatred b) hatred; dislike c) behavior; attitude/belief d) attitude/belief, behavior
The constraint that requires the optimal solution values to be only positive numbers is called the___________constraint? A) Infeasible B) Redundant C) Binding D) Non-negativity E) Unbounded
Discovering Psychology: Past, Present, and Promise Scene: A Candid Camera scenario. Public v. Private behavior Why are the girls laughing? (Much humor is based on this) they’re nervous the girls are excited they feel self-conscious their expectations were violated Causes of behavior: the situation v. the environment. Genetic make up, personality traits, and attitudes are known as ____________________ factors. External things, such as the environment and sensory information are known as ________________________ factors. Interview: The P300 Brain Wave: Psychologist Emanuel...
SSI 209-01 Developmental Psychology: Human Growth & Development Chapter 5 "Cognitive Development In Infancy" me: Date 1. Habituation is when an infant finds interest and spends more time looking at new stimuli. TF 2. is the process whereby knowledge is altered by experience 3. How many stages are in Piaget's Sensorimotor stage? A. 4 B.9 C.6 4. What stage are infants aware or relations between their own behavior and the environment? A. Stage 1 B. Stage 3 C. Stage 6...
1- emphasizes behavior as varying according to what is going on in the person's immediate environment, as opposed to the emphasis by trait theorists on consistency in the behavior across situations. a. Empiricism b. Environmental causation c. Determinism d. Situational specificity 2-Which of the following does the Little Albert study suggest about human emotion? a. That it can be conditioned, in other words, that humans can learn, through their environment to have emotional reactions to largely neutral stimuli. b. That...
Dr. Lombard's research focuses on the capacity of the human mind to store and retrieve information. Her colleague, Dr. Fry, is a clinician who strives to help his clients "be all they can be." As a fly on the wall listening to these two psychologists' civil disputes during coffee breaks, which psychological perspective can you assume Dr. Fry adheres to? A. Behavioral B. Cognitive C. Humanist D. Psychodynamic
Which of the following is an assumption that psychologists make in their study of behavior? a. Behavior is not always predictable. b. We want to control behavior. c. Behavior does not follow laws d. Assumptions? Psychologists don’t make assumptions!
In a research study, some business students are asked to study some material about the behavior of penguins in the wild. The researchers perform a regression analysis and find that there is a significant relationship between the number of minutes the student studied the material (variable #1) and their score of the correct answers about the information (variable #2). The researchers are surprised that for every minute the students study the questions, there appears to be a consistent direct relationship...
this is called pharmacy not psychology patient who cannot or will not eat solid food is called 4. Apply the Concepts: To apply the knowledge you have gained, read the following situations and provide a short answer to the questions asked. Ordering inventory, filing, and record keeping of controlled substances is important because a high volume of narcotics are prescribed in the hospital. a. Which DEA form is used to order Schedule II controlled substances? b. Which DEA form must...
A student applies to 20 graduate programs, 9 of which are in clinical psychology, 6 of which are in counseling psychology, and 5 of which are in social work. The student gets a message from home that they have a letter from one of the programs they applied to, but nothing is said about which one. Give the probabilities it is from (a) a clinical psychology program, (b) a counseling psychology program, (c) any program other than social work. (d)...