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Who developed operant conditioning?

Kurt Lewin’s concern that psychological research be used to make individuals, groups, and societies better was labeled…

One response by cognitive psychologists to the rapid emergence of computer technology was to view cognitive processes as mirroring those of computers. Another response described by Professor Benjamin was to view

The principal activity that defined professional psychologists throughout the 20th century was…

James Angell identified three conceptions of a functional psychology. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

As functionalism eclipsed structuralism in American psychology, it stressed

Fechner’s important insight of October 22, 1850 was that…

Which of the following pseudosciences was particularly used to validate ethnic stereotypes?

William James, who is sometimes considered America’s greatest psychologist, turned from psychology in his later career and became exclusively a philosopher. He was at increasing odds with the new academic psychology in America over his continued interest in:

Wundt studied the speed of mental events using a procedure known as…