Psychologists who investigate sensation and perception not only study
our senses (e.g. sight and smell), but also __________.
a.)
how we construct knowledge and memory
b.)
how advertisements use those senses to make products seem more
appealing
c.)
how we learn to react in certain ways
d.)
how we interpret and create meaning from those senses
Educational psychology is related to __________.
a.)
how biology affects the way people process information
b.)
how people process emotions and feelings
c.)
how people acquire knowledge and information
Which specialization of psychology studies how children acquire the cognitive
skills necessary for language?
a.)
Biopsychology
b.)
Developmental psychology
c.)
Social psychology
The goal of community psychology is to __________.
a.)
, study how cultural and ethnic group membership affect behavior
b.)
promote mental health and social justice
c.)
improve work environments and relationships
d.)
study the effect of surroundings on people
Comparative psychologists study __________.
a.)
reinforcement and punishment, and their effects on learning
b.)
the behavior of different species in relation to humans
c.)
the effects of surroundings on human behavior
In which of the following fields of psychology are crime and crime
prevention studied?
a.)
Community psychology
b.)
Forensic psychology
c.)
Developmental psychology
In engineering psychology, __________ is studied.
a.)
the adaptation of equipment to people based on their abilities
b.)
the effects of surroundings on the behavior of individuals
c.)