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chapter 1: the science of psychology
1-2 what is the scientific scope of psychology?
for decades, psychologists focused their research on only a relatively narrow group of the world’s population, but the field is now striving to span the entire range of human experience.
fill in the blanks to complete the passage about the importance of these efforts.
complete the passage by filling in the blanks. (you may need to fill in the blanks in a different order than the options are listed, or use an option more than once.)
psychologists now fully recognize that key developmental, social, personality, cognitive, and clinical phenomena vary considerably as a function of and personal experience. as a result, the field needs to value and seek to ensure that the research represents the experience of . the has motivated the inclusion of more diverse people all over the world, enabling research to feature samples from many different countries. although these efforts are only beginning, psychologists view the inclusion of all forms of diversity as .
options (may be used more than once or in different order):
government, an important subfield, culture, internet, an important goal, many people, occupation, critical to its mission, an important guideline
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Explanation:

1. The first blank refers to a factor that shapes psychological phenomena alongside personal experience; culture is the correct term here as it is a core contextual variable in psychology.
2. The second blank states whose experiences the field's science should represent; all humans matches the goal of inclusive, global psychological research.
3. The third blank names a tool that enabled worldwide data collection; the internet is the technology that allows global research participation.
4. The fourth blank describes the status of diversity inclusion in psychology; critical to its mission reflects the field's recognition of diversity's essential role.

Answer:

1. [culture]
2. [all humans]
3. [internet]
4. [critical to its mission]