Characterize the specialties and emerging specialties of psychology as they compare to the earlier approaches and perspectives. What benefits or difficulties may such approaches involve?
What will be an ideal response?
* The specialties of psychology are much more narrow in their focus and tend to involve the application of psychology.
* A given specialty may be more narrow in focus but able to incorporate a number of ideas from past approaches to psychology in addressing a particular problem.
* Specialization in psychology allows individuals to become more informed about a specific area but less knowledgeable about a broader range of topics. Breadth is sacrificed for depth.
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a. The TFR is continuing to increase sharply. b. The TFR is continuing to decline sharply. c. The TFR has continued to hold steady for the past ten years. d. The TFR is continuing to increase gradually.
Suppose you watch a mother and her infant son playing "peek-a-boo." Now the mother stops playing and breaks off all communication with the little boy, looking away and not responding to his actions
If this infant responds in a typical way, what will he most likely do? a. sit calmly, maintaining eye contact, and wait for the mother to "re-engage" with him b. become "happier" and more energetic in an attempt to win back the mother's attention c. fall asleep d. look away and become upset