What Is the Current Enrollment Pattern for Men and Women

question 115

Multiple Choice

What is the current enrollment pattern for men and women interested in graduate education in psychology?

• A) Men outnumber women.
• B) Women outnumber men.
• C) Women and men are of equal number.
• D) No one knows graduate education enrollments.

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

The process of focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period while ignoring irrelevant data that is simultaneously occurring.

Structuralism

An approach in psychology and other social sciences focusing on analyzing the structure of the human mind and its perceptions, rather than its content.

Behaviorism

Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning and that environmental interactions shape behavior, largely ignoring mental states or innateness.

Developmental Psychologists

Professionals who study the growth and development of the human mind and behavior across the lifespan.