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What is the goal of Biological Psychology?
What is the goal of Biological Psychology?
- To explore the subconscious mind
- To investigate the effects of childhood experiences on adult behavior
- To study the physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and experience (correct)
- To analyze social behaviors in different cultures
Which type of explanation relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs?
Which type of explanation relates a behavior to the activity of the brain and other organs?
- Ontogenetic Explanation
- Evolutionary Explanation
- Physiological Explanation (correct)
- Functional Explanation
What does an Ontogenetic Explanation describe?
What does an Ontogenetic Explanation describe?
- The evolutionary history of a structure or behavior
- Why a structure or behavior evolved as it did
- The subconscious thoughts and emotions of an individual
- How a structure or behavior develops, including the influences of genes, nutrition, experiences, and their interactions (correct)
What does an Evolutionary Explanation reconstruct?
What does an Evolutionary Explanation reconstruct?
Which field of specialization involves using brain research, such as scans of brain anatomy or activity, to analyze people’s knowledge, thinking, and problem solving?
Which field of specialization involves using brain research, such as scans of brain anatomy or activity, to analyze people’s knowledge, thinking, and problem solving?
What does a Neuropsychologist do?
What does a Neuropsychologist do?
Which practitioner field of psychology helps people with emotional problems?
Which practitioner field of psychology helps people with emotional problems?
What does a neurologist treat?
What does a neurologist treat?
Which medical field focuses on providing exercise and other treatments for people with muscle or nerve problems?
Which medical field focuses on providing exercise and other treatments for people with muscle or nerve problems?
Who investigates the chemical reactions in the brain?
Who investigates the chemical reactions in the brain?
Which allied medical field helps people improve their ability to perform daily life functions after a stroke?
Which allied medical field helps people improve their ability to perform daily life functions after a stroke?
What is the main focus of evolutionary psychology?
What is the main focus of evolutionary psychology?
What is the role of a social worker?
What is the role of a social worker?
Which field examines the effects of brain damage and correlates brain anatomy with behavior?
Which field examines the effects of brain damage and correlates brain anatomy with behavior?
What is a common reason given for using animals in research?
What is a common reason given for using animals in research?
What does a psychiatrist help with?
What does a psychiatrist help with?
What does the field of Behavioral Neuroscientist investigate?
What does the field of Behavioral Neuroscientist investigate?
What is the main focus of Evolutionary Explanation?
What is the main focus of Evolutionary Explanation?
What is the role of a Neuropsychologist?
What is the role of a Neuropsychologist?
What does Ontogenetic Explanation describe?
What does Ontogenetic Explanation describe?
What is the goal of Biological Psychology?
What is the goal of Biological Psychology?
What does a Cognitive Neuroscientist do?
What does a Cognitive Neuroscientist do?
What is the primary focus of a psychophysiologist?
What is the primary focus of a psychophysiologist?
What is the main responsibility of a school psychologist?
What is the main responsibility of a school psychologist?
What is the role of a neurologist?
What is the role of a neurologist?
What is the primary responsibility of a clinical psychologist?
What is the primary responsibility of a clinical psychologist?
Which field examines the effects of stimulating a brain area?
Which field examines the effects of stimulating a brain area?
Who investigates the chemical reactions in the brain?
Who investigates the chemical reactions in the brain?
What is the primary focus of an evolutionary psychologist?
What is the primary focus of an evolutionary psychologist?
Who helps people improve their ability to perform functions of daily life, for example, after a stroke?
Who helps people improve their ability to perform functions of daily life, for example, after a stroke?
Which field relates behaviors, especially social behaviors, to the functions they have served and the presumed selective pressures that caused them to evolve?
Which field relates behaviors, especially social behaviors, to the functions they have served and the presumed selective pressures that caused them to evolve?
What is the main responsibility of an occupational therapist?
What is the main responsibility of an occupational therapist?
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