Many Specific Therapies Have Turned Out to Be Irrelevant or Counterproductive

question 197

Multiple Choice

Many specific therapies have turned out to be irrelevant or counterproductive when used with different cultural groups. This finding illustrates that ​

• A)psychology is theoretically diverse.
• B)our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
• C)psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.
• D)our experience of the world is highly subjective.

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances involved in the transmission of neural impulses from one neuron to another.

Glutamate

A major neurotransmitter in the nervous system that plays key roles in brain development, learning, and memory.

Retrograde Amnesia

Failure to remember events that occurred prior to physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma.

Myelination

Myelination is the process by which nerve fibers are coated with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along neurons.