The Psychologist Who Would Be Mostly Likely to Focus on Mental

question 31

Multiple Choice

The psychologist who would be mostly likely to focus on mental functions,such as problem solving and decision making,would be a

• A) behaviorist.
• B) cognitive psychologist.
• C) psychoanalyst.
• D) social psychologist.

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Definitions:

Cognition

The mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information and that include sensation, perception, imagery, concept formation, reasoning, decision making, problem solving, and language.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasive strategy where a smaller request is made first to increase the likelihood of agreement to a larger request later.

Attitude

A predisposition in one's mindset to appraise an entity positively or negatively, indicating favoritism or antipathy.

Behavior

Behavior refers to the actions or reactions of an organism, usually in relation to its environment, which can be observable or measurable.