The Branch of Psychology That Studies the Relation Between Attributes

question 156

Multiple Choice

The branch of psychology that studies the relation between attributes of the physical world and our sensory experience of those attributes is called _____.

• A) physical psychology
• B) astropsychology
• C) parapsychology
• D) psychophysics

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

An initially indifferent stimulus that, following its connection with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually induces a conditioned response.

Unconditional Stimulus

Regarding classical conditioning, a stimulus spontaneously and automatically produces a response, requiring no earlier learning.

Operant Stimulus

A stimulus that follows a behavior and increases or decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again; used in operant conditioning.

CS

Conditioning Stimulus; in conditioning, it's the stimulus that, when paired with an unconditioned stimulus, can elicit a conditioned response.