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Unit 1 – Scientific Foundations of Psychology
Topic 1.3
Which assertion challenges the cognitive perspective's emphasis on mental processes for understanding human behavior?
Behaviorism argues that observable behavior is more important than internal thought processes.
Humanistic psychology claims that self-actualization is central to understanding behavior.
Psychoanalysis suggests that repressed desires from childhood are key to understanding adult behavior.
Biological psychology focuses on the neural mechanisms of cognition.
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AP Psychology - 1.3 Defining Psychological Science: The Experimental Method
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