How Has Psychology's Focus on the Different Levels of Analysis

question 101

Multiple Choice

How has psychology's focus on the different levels of analysis changed over the history of the discipline?

• A) Brain-level and group-level analyses are more prevalent in today's psychology than they were in the past.
• B) Group-level analyses are less prevalent in today's psychology than they were in the past.
• C) Individual-level analyses are more prevalent in today's psychology than they were in the past.
• D) Individual-level analyses are more prevalent in today's psychology than they were in the past, while group-level analyses are less common now.

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