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What is the primary focus of neuroscience?

• The study of animal behavior

• The study of the brain and its impact on behavior and cognitive functions

• The study of human evolution

• The study of genetic influences on behavior

Which psychological perspective is concerned with how natural selection of traits promotes the perpetuation of one's genes?

• Neuroscience

• Evolutionary Psychology

• Behavior Genetics

• Psychodynamic

What does behavior genetics study?

• The influence of unconscious drives on behavior

• The influence of genetic and environmental factors on behavior

• The influence of cultural factors on behavior

• The influence of brain structures on behavior

Which psychological approach focuses on unconscious drives and conflicts?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Psychodynamic

• Humanistic

What is the main focus of the behavioral perspective in psychology?

• The study of mental processes

• The study of observable behavior

• The study of brain structures

• The study of genetic influences

Who is considered the father of traditional psychology and defined it as "The science of mental life"?

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Sigmund Freud

Which psychologists defined psychology as "The scientific study of observable behavior" in the 1920s?

• Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener

• John B. Watson and B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

• Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky

What did cognitive psychologists in the 1960s focus on?

• Observable behavior

• Internal mental processes

• Genetic influences

• Unconscious drives

What is the modern definition of psychology?

• The science of mental life

• The scientific study of observable behavior

• The science of behavior and mental processes

• The study of unconscious drives

What method did John B. Watson use to teach a baby to fear rabbits?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Observational learning

• Cognitive restructuring