Which Area of Research in Psychology Is Concerned with Understanding

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which area of research in psychology is concerned with understanding the role of the endocrine system in the regulation of behaviour

• A) cognitive psychology 
• B) physiological psychology 
• C) developmental psychology 
• D) psychometrics

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Schedules

Involves the structured application of rewards or punishments to modulate behavior within a learning process, emphasizing the timing and frequency.

Rates of Response

The speed or frequency with which an organism responds to a stimuli in behavioral psychology, or the reply frequency in survey research.

Instrumental Conditioning

A method of modifying the intensity of a behavior through the use of either rewards or penalties.

Reinforcement Schedule

A strategy in behavioral psychology that determines how and when a response will be rewarded to encourage certain behavior.