Contemporary Psychology: Branches and Biopsychology

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What do biological psychologists study?

  • Cultural backgrounds and experiences
  • Skills acquired throughout growth
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Structure and function of the nervous system (correct)

What does sensation refer to?

  • Experience of the world influenced by attention and experiences
  • Skills acquired throughout growth
  • Biological correlates of psychological disorders
  • Sensory information (sights, sounds, touch, smell) (correct)

What does perception refer to?

  • Structure and function of the nervous system
  • Skills acquired throughout growth
  • Drug use and abuse
  • Experience of the world influenced by attention and experiences (correct)

What does developmental psychology study?

<p>Physical and mental attributes of aging and maturation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Five Factor model shown in Figure 1.14 represent?

<p>A representation of the dimensions of personality traits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of psychology focuses on the direct relationship between individual health and biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors?

<p>Health psychology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does personality psychology focus on?

<p>Studying conscious and unconscious thinking (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of clinical psychology?

<p>Treating psychological disorders and problematic behavior patterns (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of psychology?

<p>The scientific study of the mind and behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who focused on understanding the conscious experience through introspection?

<p>Wilhelm Wundt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did functionalism focus on?

<p>Understanding mental activities and their role in adaptation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which theory focuses on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior?

<p>Psychoanalytic Theory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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