🧠ap psychology review
key term - Assumption
Definition
An assumption is a belief or idea that is accepted as true without concrete evidence. It often serves as a starting point for reasoning or argumentation.
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Subjects (10)
Practice Questions (10)
- Which of these statements would be an assumption underpinning some psychological theories about the influence of drugs on neural firing?
- What assumption in Feature Detection models makes them ineffective at explaining gestalt principles?
- Which of the following critiques best challenges the frequency theory's assumption that pitch perception is determined purely by the rate of neural impulses?
- What criticism might be directed at the assumption behind the labeled lines theory regarding sensory processing within our chemical senses?
- What assumption underlies social learning theory?
- How could one critique the assumption that conditioned responses will always occur immediately after the conditioned stimulus?
- What counterpoint could be made against the assumption that parental reinforcement of gender-specific behavior shapes a child's gender identity?
- What assumption about human nature underlies Karen Horney’s psychoanalytic social theory?
- Which assumption is most challenged by socio-cultural factors in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
- What alternative explanation could contest the assumption that genetics are predominantly responsible for Tourette syndrome?
