Liam mentions to a friend that he is currently taking an introduction to psychology course. "Why would you want to do that?" asks his friend, "Psychology is mostly therapists analyzing people's problems and self-help gurus selling books."
What should Liam's response be?
A) "No, psychology has nothing to do with helping people."
B) "Actually, psychology is a vast discipline that covers much more than mental health and self-help."
C) "Ok, those self-help gurus usually aren't real psychologists, but all real psychologists are trained to really help people improve their lives."
D) "Psychology is actually about studying how chemicals in the brain interact."
Answer: B
Rationale: Psychology includes many different fields of study and has a variety of goals. While some psychologists try to help people with mental health and well-being issues, many psychologists work in other areas including learning, memory, animal behavior, sensation and perception, and many others.
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