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A psychological approach refers to a specific perspective or framework that psychologists use to understand and explain human behavior and mental processes. It provides a set of principles, theories, and methods that guide research and practice in the field of psychology.

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Which psychological approach states that behavior is based on physical processes such as those relating to the brain, hormones, and other chemicals?
What psychological approach focuses on observable behaviors that can be measured objectively?
Which psychological approach focuses on the effect of people's thoughts, perceptions and feelings on their behavior?
Who developed a psychological approach to explain how repeated stress affects our body's endocrine system, particularly adrenal glands?
Which psychological approach would critique the role of neurons as deterministic in human behavior?
Which psychological approach asserts that dreams may help us prepare for real life events through problem-solving scenarios?
What psychological approach contributed to the understanding of biases by focusing on how people process and remember information?
Which psychological approach places an emphasis on the role of reinforcement in language acquisition?
Which psychological approach would most likely question the universal grammar theory proposed by Chomsky?
Which psychological approach emphasizes free will, innate goodness, creativity, and achieving one's potential?
In formulating an intervention strategy for a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which psychological approach would focus on retraining the patient's thought patterns?
What psychological approach focuses on eliminating or reducing the symptoms of a disorder by altering aspects of the body's functioning?
Which psychological approach is primarily concerned with measurable behaviors that can be observed directly?
If an individual displays aggression consistently, which psychological approach would most likely attribute this behavior to learned responses?

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