7. Regarding the major contemporary perspectives in psychology, which of the fol

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7. Regarding the major contemporary perspectives in psychology, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. The behavioral perspective focuses on observable actions and the influences of learning processes in e. Humanism behavior. b. The humanistic perspective emphasizes the importance of subjective conscious experience and personal responsibility and freedom. c. The physiological perspective examines how behavior and mental experience is shaped by biological processes and the workings of the brain and nervous system. ourselves and the world conflicts outside the range of ordinary awareness. d. The sociocultural perspective focuses on mental processes that allow us to gain knowledge about e. The psychodynamic perspective suggests that our psychology is shaped by unconscious motives and

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The correct answer is option D.

Explanation : The sociocultural perspective of psychology focuses on the effect and role of society in shaping a person's behaviour and personality. An emphasis on mental processes is given in the cognitive model of psychology. Rest all the descriptions for the perspectives are correct except for sociocultural and therefore it is the correct answer.

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