What Was the Impetus for the Shift in the Focus

question 61

Multiple Choice

What was the impetus for the shift in the focus of psychology from a philosophy toward becoming a science?

• A) Darwin's theory of evolution and advances in the field of biology
• B) advances in the field of biology and eugenics
• C) eugenics and pseudopsychology
• D) pseudopsychology and the scientific method

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Definitions:

First Congress

The initial meeting of the legislative branch of the United States government under the new Constitution, which took place from 1789 to 1791.

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1791, guaranteeing essential rights and freedoms to American citizens.

Federal Judiciary

The branch of the United States government responsible for interpreting and applying laws at the federal level, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.

Assumption of State Debts

A policy proposal by Alexander Hamilton in the late 18th century, advocating that the federal government assume debts incurred by the states during the American Revolutionary War.