Question

Ashley, a psychology major, remarks that she has become interested in the study of intelligence. In other words, Ashley is interested in?

Answer 1

Group of answer choices.

a) the capacity to learn from experience, solve problems, and to adapt to new situations.

b) how behavior changes as a result of experience.

c) the factors directing behavior toward a goal.

d) the ability to generate novel

Answer:

a) the capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively.

Explanation:

Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of both the consciousness and unconsciousness of the human mind such as feelings, emotions and thoughts, so as to understand how it functions and affect human behaviors in contextual terms.

This ultimately implies that, psychology focuses on studying behaviors and the mind that controls it.

In this scenario, Ashley who is a psychology major, stated that she's interested in the study of intelligence.

Intelligence can be defined as a measure of the ability of an individual to think, learn, proffer solutions to day-to-day life problems and effectively make informed decisions.

In other words, Ashley is interested in the capacity of humans to understand the world, think rationally, and use resources effectively to produce goods and services that meet the unending requirements, needs or wants of the people (consumers or end users) living around the world.