Who Uses Well-Defined Concepts and Theoretical Perspectives to Guide Their

question 73

Multiple Choice

Who uses well-defined concepts and theoretical perspectives to guide their thinking, coupled with rigorous and standardized scientific methods to help them reach their conclusions?

• A) Journalists
• B) The public
• C) Scholars
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Freud

An Austrian neurologist named Sigmund Freud pioneered psychoanalysis, which is a therapeutic method involving discussions between a psychoanalyst and a patient to treat mental illnesses.

Aaron Beck

A psychiatrist known for developing Cognitive Therapy, which later became known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, aimed at changing negative thought patterns.

Rational-Emotive Behaviour Therapy

A form of cognitive-behavioral therapy focusing on changing irrational beliefs to alter emotional and behavioral responses.

Negative Reinforcement

A concept in behavioral psychology where the removal of an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a behavior.