An Early Approach to Psychology That Focused on How Mental

question 178

Multiple Choice

An early approach to psychology that focused on how mental processes enable people to adapt to their environment is called:

• A)structuralism.
• B)social Darwinism.
• C)functionalism.
• D)behaviourism.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

Adding an unpleasant stimulus in response to a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior happening in the future.

Negative Punishment

A behavioral modification technique where a desirable stimulus is removed following an unwanted behavior, decreasing the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Mild Punishers

Interventions or consequences designed to decrease a behavior's occurrence, which are not severe or harsh.

Flooding

A behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by exposing the patient to their fear at its most intense level, without any danger, to eliminate the fear response.