In _____, Fear That Some Evil Threatens the Well-Being of Society

question 3

Multiple Choice

In _____, fear that some evil threatens the well-being of society grips a large number of people. Hostility, and sometimes violence, is then directed toward those thought to be responsible.

• A) a fad
• B) role extension
• C) moral panic
• D) an urban legend

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

A theory in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and disregards mental processes.

Psychoanalysis

Freud’s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts. Freud’s therapeutic technique used in treating psychological disorders. Freud believed the patient’s free associations, resistances, dreams, and transferences—and the analyst’s interpretations of them—released previously repressed feelings, allowing the patient to gain self-insight.

Humanistic Psychology

A historically significant perspective that emphasized human growth potential.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.