Humanistic Psychologists Believe That

question 186

Multiple Choice

Humanistic psychologists believe that

• A) every behavior has a cause that can be studied scientifically.
• B) behavior is best studied by analyzing it into its component elements.
• C) psychologists should seek only general rules that apply to average people.
• D) personality depends on what people believe and how they perceive the world.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.