Question

cognitive psychology focuses on studying ______.

• thoughts, decisions, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions
• genetics and the effect of genetics on behavior
• sensation and the effect of culture on perception
• the effect of gender, race, and class on behavior

Explanation:

Cognitive psychology is the subfield of psychology focused on mental processes such as thoughts, decision-making, and how these relate to experiences and actions. The other options describe different areas: genetics (biological focus), sensation/culture (cross-cultural or perceptual psychology), and gender/race/class effects (social psychology).

Answer:

thoughts, decisions, and their relationship to our experiences and our actions