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Psychology is ________.

A) a single, unified field of study
B) an "umbrella" for a loose amalgamation of different subfields
C) comprised of two distinct subfields
D) not a field of study at all

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Describe the role played by women in the history of the field of psychology. Discuss some of the obstacles that have prevented many women, and hindered others, from achieving equal status with males as respected professionals. What is the current status of women in the field of psychology?

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Freud's theories were never totally accepted by mainstream psychology.

What is the "cognitive revolution"? How is cognitive psychology different from behaviorism? What impact has cognitive psychology had on the field of modern psychology?

Researchers have found that men are usually assumed to be more aggressive than women. However, when women believe they are not being observed they are often just as aggressive as men. Of the following professionals, ________ psychologists would probably be the most interested in these findings.

Identify and briefly describe at least four major benefits of studying psychology.

Feminist psychology has had little impact on most facets of psychological practice.

Psychology is a single, unified field.

B. F. Skinner is associated with ________.

Experience was broken down into three basic elements (physical sensations, feelings, and images) by ________.

Behaviorism never dominated academic psychology in the United States.

Physiological psychologists investigate the biological bases of behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

An unintended consequence of the dominance of behavioral psychology was that psychology developed ________.

Wundt's primary experimental interest was ________.

The idea that psychology should focus on how people experience and perceive separate objects (such as dots) as whole patterns (such as lines, or objects) is a central concept of ________ psychology.

Define psychology and explain the role played by the scientific method in psychological inquiry. Discuss how psychologists use theories and hypotheses in conducting research.

A psychologist argues that human characteristics such as jealousy and violence emerged hundreds of thousands of years ago because they were linked to reproductive success. This psychologist is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Experimental psychologists investigate such basic processes as learning, memory, sensation, and perception.

The anthropologist whose research showed that definitions of masculinity and femininity are not biological givens but are learned cultural constructs and therefore subject to change is ________.

Life-span psychologists focus mainly on studying ________.