How Do Social Psychologists Differ from Those Who Rely on Common

question 17

Multiple Choice

How do social psychologists differ from those who rely on common sense or folk wisdom in answering questions about human nature? Social psychologists __________.

• A) seldom disagree with one another
• B) ignore the notion of human consciousness
• C) use science to test hypotheses about the social world
• D) rely primarily on insight

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Definitions:

Moniz

António Egas Moniz, a Portuguese neurologist who is credited with developing the technique of prefrontal leucotomy, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949.

Psychosurgery

A type of brain surgery used to alter mental state and behavior, historically including procedures like lobotomy.

Uncontrollable Seizures

Seizures that cannot be controlled or reduced by medication or other treatments.

Nerve Clusters

Nerve clusters refer to groups of nerve cells or neurons that aggregate in certain areas of the body, often functioning as control centers for certain physiological processes.