Your Text Describes Seven Unifying Themes That Provide Continuity Throughout

question 120

Multiple Choice

Your text describes seven unifying themes that provide continuity throughout psychology. What are the two primary divisions of those themes?

• A)psychology as a way of studying behaviour and the things that influence behaviour
• B)psychology is a science, and psychology utilizes theories
• C)psychology as a science and psychology as a profession
• D)psychology studies behaviour, and people are subjective

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Definitions:

Third Variable Assumption

The idea in research that a correlation between two variables might be explained by a third factor that affects both of the original variables.

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion.

Psychological Trait

A characteristic way of thinking, feeling, or behaving that is consistent over time and situations and distinguishes one individual from another.

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that can change or vary within a study or experiment, potentially influencing the outcomes.