From the cognitive-behavioral perspective, an important limitation with the behavioral perspective is the fact that
a. behaviorists went too far in attacking the psychoanalytic perspective.
b. behaviorists failed to attend to the importance of mental processes.
c. behaviorists held an overly stringent view of what constitutes scientific inquiry.
d. behaviorists overemphasized the importance of subjective experience.
b. behaviorists failed to attend to the importance of mental processes.
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Bob is preparing for a class presentation in his senior honors course. He feels a bit nervous because this is a major presentation and the chairperson has been invited. Which of the following appraisals might reduce his feelings of stress?
a) "This presentation is too much for me, I give up." b) "If I make a fool of myself, I guess I won't go to graduate school." c) "I did a fine job in my previous presentations; so I can do well again." d) "I'm not up to the challenge because my previous presentations were a piece of cake."
What is the main reason why many people do not believe that psychology is a science?
a. Because much of what psychologists study may be personally experienced. b. Because much of what psychologists study are abstract concepts that have no bearing on the real world. c. Because psychology does not use the rigorous research methodologies of the ‘hard sciences' like physics and chemistry. d. Because the uniqueness and individuality of every human being makes it truly impossible to generate any scientifically based theories that apply to larger groups of people.