AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of psychology’s perspective includes how the brain enables emotions and memory?
A
Cognitive
B
Biological
C
Behavioral
D
Humanistic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Biopsychology is a branch of psychology that analyzes how the brain, neurotransmitters, and other aspects of our biology influence our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is the psychodynamic perspective in psychology that focuses on how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts. A neuroscience perspective focuses on how the body and brain enable emotions, memories and sensory experiences.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biological approach believes behavior to be as a consequence of our genetics and physiology. It is the only approach in psychology that examines thoughts, feelings, and behaviors from a biological and thus physical point of view. Therefore, all that is psychological is first physiological.

Detailed explanation-4: -There is no universal definition of memory, but we consider the term to refer to enduring changes in the mechanisms of behavior based on prior experience with environmental input; the focus here is on specific plasticity systems, methods organisms have evolved to retain information that may be useful at a later time.

Detailed explanation-5: -The limbic system is a collection of specified neural networking structures, which are associated with emotional behaviors and memory. The major brain regions that collectively form the limbic system include the limbic cortex, hippocampal formation, amygdala, and hypothalamus.

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