The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Behavior is anything an organism does and mental processes are the internal, subjective experience we infer from behavior
A. Contemporary Psychology
B. Cognitive Neuroscience
C. Cognitive Focus
D. Behaviorism
Answer: A. Contemporary Psychology
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A researcher takes a sample from a population and computes a statistic for the sample. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. If the sample statistic overestimates the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is biased. b. If the sample statistic underestimates the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is biased. c. If the sample statistic is equal to the corresponding population parameter, then the statistic is unbiased. d. None of the other statements is correct.
The tendency to use others to evaluate one's own activities is called
a. person perception. c. external comparison. b. social comparison. d. personal comparison.
Homeostasis and the control of species-typical behaviors are functions of the
a. basal ganglia. b. cerebellum. c. hippocampus. d. brain stem. e. amygdala.
Research shows that in humans, mirror neurons allow people to mimic ______
a. both the actions and the emotions of others b. the actions but not the emotions of others c. the emotions but not the actions of others d. neither the actions nor the emotions of others