Which Subdivision of Biopsychology Is Most Likely to Be Identified

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which subdivision of biopsychology is most likely to be identified with an experiment in which the effects of different doses of Prozac on the ability of different groups of mice to learn a maze is studied?

• A) experimental psychology
• B) psychopharmacology
• C) psychophysiology
• D) physiological psychology
• E) neuropsychology

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Definitions:

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any immediate or obvious reinforcement, only becoming apparent through a subsequent change in behavior.

Observational Learning

Learning that occurs through observing the behaviors of others and the outcomes of those behaviors, without direct experience.

Positive Reinforcers

Stimuli that, when introduced after a behavior, increase the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Operant Responding

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, influencing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.