What Type of Psychology Explains Mind and Behaviour in Terms

question 308

Multiple Choice

What type of psychology explains mind and behaviour in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection?

• A)behaviourism
• B)physiological psychology
• C)evolutionary psychology
• D)cognitive neuroscience

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Definitions:

Procedural Memory

The type of long-term memory responsible for knowing how to do things, also known as muscle memory.

Button-down Shirt

A garment with buttons down the front, typically with a collar and cuffs, often worn for formal or professional occasions.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following the onset of an amnesia-causing event, while long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

Retrograde amnesia is a loss of memory-access to events that occurred or information that was learned before an injury or the onset of a disease.