The Area of Psychology Concerned with the Study and Enhancement

question 90

Multiple Choice

The area of psychology concerned with the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities is:

• A) psychoanalysis.
• B) Gestalt psychology.
• C) positive psychology.
• D) humanistic psychology.

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Definitions:

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to variations in trait expression and possibly to different phenotypes.

Habitat Isolation

A type of prezygotic barrier where two species that could interbreed do not, because they inhabit different habitats and rarely encounter each other.

Environmental Isolation

The separation of population groups by physical barriers or distances, leading to genetic divergence and potentially speciation.

Biological Isolation

The separation of populations of the same species or different species that prevents genetic exchange, often leading to speciation.