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The biological perspective of psychology is often critiqued to as being too  ‘reductionistic’. What does it mean? 

Dr. Yanes studies a branch of psychology that is focuses on how characteristics help members of a species survive and reproduce. Dr. Yanes is most likely in which of the following fields?

This was a popular approach to psychology in the 1800’s in which measurements of the skull were thought to indicate different aspects of personality.

From the behaviorist perspective two laws of behavior were defined. What were they?

In the Nature v. Nurture Debate, which of the following would be the best support of the NATURE argument?

Which of the following statements would a behaviorist be most likely to agree?

Suppose you want to draw some psychological conclusions in a way that is consistent with the empirical aspect of psychology. You should base your conclusions on 

A _______________ is when someone’s unconscious thoughts accidentally pop into a conversation. When you mean one thing, but you say your mother. 

Plato and Aristotle disagreed on how we come to attain knowledge of our world. Plato believed that we are born with knowledge and only need reason or logic. Aristotle believed that we are born as a blank slate and learn through experiences. Therefore, Plato would be considered a ______and Aristotle would be considered a ______.

Of the following, which best describes how a psychiatrist would treat patients?