With Respect to the Historical Development of the Field of Social

question 124

Multiple Choice

With respect to the historical development of the field of social psychology,which of the following statements is most accurate?

• A) Social psychology clearly reflects the continuing influence of the psychodynamic approach.
• B) Social psychology initially reflected the influence of the cognitive perspective; today, though, the field is heavily behavioristic.
• C) Social psychology initially reflected the influence of the psychodynamic perspective; today, though, the field is more cognitive in orientation.
• D) Social psychology has always reflected the impact of the Gestalt psychologists.

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Definitions:

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