Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Circadian Rhythm, Sociobiology, Behaviorism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Practice questions for the psy 1000 section 004 october exam. In the classic study described early in your text the robbers cave study psychologists investigated the social dynamics associated with hostility between groups. Professor smith studies the role of circadian rhythm cycles in abnormal behaviour. Which of the following perspectives on psychology is she likely to take: cognitive, biological, behavioural, humanistic, psychodynamic. Professor abel views the causes of schizophrenia as strictly biological, while professor. Dr. mitchell is interested in the aggressive behaviour of pigeons. So, he goes to the park and records how many times one pigeon attacks another. This aspect of dr. mitchell"s research is most consistent with which goal of psychology: description, understanding, prediction, control, usefulness. As you listen to one of your psychology professors talking to a colleague, she uses the words hysteria and repression when speaking about memory. Most likely, she is speaking about which psychological perspective: social constructivism, psychodynamic, humanistic, neuroscience, sociobiology.