Recent Research Trends in Psychology Involve Two Areas Largely Ignored

question 39

Multiple Choice

Recent research trends in psychology involve two areas largely ignored by early behaviorists.These two areas are

• A) observable and measurable responses.
• B) cognition (thinking) and physiological processes.
• C) classical and operant conditioning.
• D) the effect of environmental events and the behavior of lower animals.

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Definitions:

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Relapses

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