The Branch of Psychology That Focuses on the Study of the Behavior

question 124

Multiple Choice

The branch of psychology that focuses on the study of the behavior of different animal species is called:

• A) evolutionary psychology.
• B) comparative psychology.
• C) experimental psychology.
• D) biological psychology.

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Definitions:

Imprinting

A form of learning which occurs at a specific life stage and involves recognizing and following the characteristics of another individual, often the parent.

Innate Behavior

Behavior that is inherited and typical of the species; also called instinct.

Classical Conditioning

A type of learning in which an association is formed between some normal response to a stimulus and a new stimulus, after which the new stimulus elicits the response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, elicits a conditioned response.