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question on the scantron form. 1. Psychologists have discovered that depressed i

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question on the scantron form. 1. Psychologists have discovered that depressed individuals are often very self-critical and have negative thought processes. These findings demonstrate that depression may be caused by factors. psychological environmental b. -2. Evolutionary psychology suggests that behavior is best understood in terms of the person's capacity for psychological growth and fulfillment a. b. emphasizes the role of the unconscious in human behavior analyzes behavior in terms of how it increases a species' chance to survive and reproduce c. d. focuses on the study of positive emotions and positive psychological traits ·What is the definition of a theory? a. a testable prediction or statement that describes relationships between variables the tendency of people to believe they know more than they actually do a tentative explanation for observations and research findings b. c. a statement concerning the relationship between variables d. 4. A researcher sets out to experimentally test the following statement: "Adolescents are more likely to start smoking if one of their parents smoke." This statement is an example of a theory an operational definition a hypothesis a case study a. b. c. d. 5. A psychologist interested in children's helping behavior observed children at play at a preschool, taking care not to interfere with the children nor to influence the children's behavior. What data collection technique does this exemplify? naturalistic observation a. b. experimental method c. case study d. survey which type of research involves a representative sample of people answering questions , about their beliefs or attitudes? a. experimental method b. case study c. survey d. naturalistic observation 7. Researchers intensively studied a man who had an unusual form of brain damage. What type of research is this? a. correlational study b. case study c. experimental method

Explanation / Answer

1.Option B) psychological

Self criticism and negative thought processes are cognitive, emotional mental functions, indicating that theses sympatoms have a psychological role in depression.

2.option C)Evolutionary psychology is the study of behavior in terms of how it increases the species chance of reproduction and survival.

role of unconscious is analyzed by psychodynamic approach, humanistic theories focus on individual's personal growth and positive psychology is about focussing on positive traits and emotions.