Lucas Is a 4th Year Student at Carleton Studying Psychology

question 22

Multiple Choice

Lucas is a 4th year student at Carleton studying psychology and is now considering more seriously his future and the career options he has. He is currently completing his undergraduate thesis (a big research project many psychology majors complete before they graduate) . Lucas' research is investigating how subjective feelings of fear activate the autonomic nervous system.
-Which major area of contemporary psychology does Lucas' thesis belong to

• A) Social psychology
• B) Psychometrics
• C) Physiological psychology
• D) Cognitive psychology

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Definitions:

Tabula Rasa

A theory suggesting that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Innate

Something that is present from birth, not learned or acquired through experience.

Distal Stimulus

The actual object or event out in the world that you perceive, existing independently of your perception of it.

Chemical

A chemical is any basic substance that is used or produced in any chemical process, characterized by having a specific set of properties and composition.