A Recently Published Case Study Described an Individual Who Showed

question 170

Multiple Choice

A recently published case study described an individual who showed obsessive behavior. Recordings of brain activity indicated this same individual also experienced a number of mild epileptic seizures each day. When the epileptic seizures were brought under control using medication, the obsessive behavior also disappeared. The type of psychologist who would be MOST interested in this case study would be one who had

• A) an evolutionary perspective.
• B) a cognitive perspective.
• C) a behavioral perspective.
• D) a biological perspective.

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