What would have been John B. Watson's biggest objection to the theories of Sigmund Freud and the psychodynamic school of thought?
a. The unconscious is not the same in every human being, and so it is not a stable concept that can be explored scientifically.
b. Freud's theories do not acknowledge that there is any influence of our environment upon our psychological development.
c. Freud's theories, and the psychodynamic approach that followed, were far too conservative and limited by the Victorian times in which he lived.
d. Freud's main concept, the unconscious, was an internal process that could not be observed, measured, or validated.
Answer: D
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a. the eugenics movement. b. the Flynn effect. c. the normal curve. d. savant syndrome.
Today, in the United States, most people receive psychiatric care in:
A. adult residential treatment centers. B. state and county psychiatric hospitals. C. private hospitals. D. V.A. medical centers.