The scientific study of human and animal behavior - (correct answer) -Psychology
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What is the ultimate goal of psychology - (correct answer) -To control behavior
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Who taught the first psychology class - (correct answer) -William James
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Who hoped to find the "atoms of thought"? - (correct answer) -The structuralists
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Who was the "father of behaviorism" - (correct answer) -John watson
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Which group behaviorist emphasize thinking - (correct answer) -The cognitive behaviorist
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What German term may be translated as "whole" - (correct answer) -Gestalt
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What term did freud use to refer to psychic energy - (correct answer) -The libido
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Which theory of psychology most interesting concepts such as the self and free will - (correct answer) -Psychological
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What are the two major disagreement between freud and the neo-freudians? - (correct answer) -The role of sex and
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A systematic study based on observable evidence - (correct answer) -Scientific method
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First best guess - (correct answer) -Hypothesis
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Best guess based upon research and may be used to make predictions - (correct answer) -Theory
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Which type of operation takes place within a controlled environment - (correct answer) -Laboratory observation
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Which method involves asking questions then statistically analyzing the answers - (correct answer) -The survey method
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The condition changed or offered in an experiment - (correct answer) -Independent variable
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