The Early "School" or Approach to Psychology Called Behaviorism Emphasized

question 446

Multiple Choice

The early "school" or approach to psychology called behaviorism emphasized the scientific study of:

• A) mental processes in humans and animals
• B) the cognitive process involved in human and animal intelligence
• C) observable behaviors, rather than mental processes
• D) how associations are formed between mental events and overt behaviors

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

Data points nearest to the mean occur more frequently in this symmetric probability distribution, with diminishing occurrences of data points as they deviate from the mean.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points relative to their mean.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.

Uniform Distribution

A type of statistical distribution where all outcomes are equally likely; each number within a certain range has an equal chance of being selected.