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  • January 5, 2025
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PSYCH EXAM 1 Q&A
What's behaviorism, and who was the most famous behaviorist (hint: he discovered
operant learning)? - Answer-The study of observable behavior.
B.F. Skinner

What's operant learning? - Answer-Behavior frequency is contingent on its
consequences.

What two events spurred the cognitive revolution? - Answer-1) Digital computer.
2) Chomsky’s critique of verbal behavior.

What's cognitive psychology? - Answer-Scientific study of mental processes.

What's social psychology? - Answer-Study of causes and consequences of social
behavior.

What historical period heavily influenced social psychologists? - Answer-1930's the rise
of Nazism.

What's cultural psychology? - Answer-Study of how sultures reflect and shape the
psychological process of their members.

With regard to cultural psychology, what's the distinction between absolutism and
relativism? - Answer-Absolutism- universal mental processes here are the same as in
China.
Relativism- psychological phenomenon vary depending on where you live.

Most psychologists have what kind of degree? - Answer-Ph.D
Psy.D

One-third of psychologists have what kind of degree? - Answer-MA &MS
Master of Arts & Master of Science.

What's the most common employment sector for psychologists? - Answer-Clinical
Psychologists.

How many psychologists are there in the U.S., Europe, and Brazil, respectively? -
Answer-300,000 US
290,000 Europe
140,000 Brazil

What are the problems with a lack of diversity in the field of psychology? - Answer-
There is less variety in perspectives.

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