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tth

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Psychologists who share the value of determinism may attribute the causes of a person's behaviors to _____.
 
  a. genetic predispositions
  b. a desire to gain a reward such as notoriety
  c. a personality trait such as greed
  d. any of these

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Two psychologists were arguing about why a depressive student had attempted suicide. Dr. Behaviorist said Her attempt was designed to gain attention. She has a long history of doing things to get people to pay attention to her, each one more dramatic than the ones before it.. Dr. Analyst replied, She comes from a long line of depressives. I think she is genetically predisposed to suicidal thoughts and behaviors.. These psychologists were disagreeing about why the student had attempted suicide, but they both shared the value of _____ because they both believed that there was an underlying cause for the student's behavior.
 
  a. empiricism c. determinism
  b. curiosity d. organization


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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There are many different causes that can be used to explain behavior. Some of them are listed here. Determinists do not agree as to WHAT the specific causes of various behaviors are,but they agree that the behaviors DO have a cause.

Answer to Question 2

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Dr. Behaviorist is emphasizing the person's reinforcement history as a cause of the suicide attempt, while Dr. Analyst is emphasizing personality factors, but both are in agreement that there IS a cause for the suicide attempt. Determinism is the belief that events have causes.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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