Basic Research on Persistent Human Traits Like Optimism and Pessimism

question 279

Multiple Choice

Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the specialty known as ________ psychology.

• A) biological
• B) personality
• C) social
• D) developmental

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Neuron

The neuron that sends a signal across the synapse to another neuron.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances released by neurons to transmit signals across a synapse to another neuron or to a muscle or gland cell.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons, facilitating the transmission of electrical or chemical signals.

Depolarizing

In biology, the reduction of the membrane potential difference in a cell, typically as part of the process of generating an action potential.