The advent of brain-imaging techniques has been a boon for the biological and the _____ perspectives in modern-day psychology.
A)psychoanalytic
B)sociocultural
C)cognitive
D)humanistic

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Brain-imaging techniques have allowed psychologists to study the biological basis of cognitive processes such as perception, memory, and language, making cognitive perspective stronger with empirical evidence. Brain-imaging techniques have less impact on the psychoanalytic perspective, which focuses on unconscious conflicts and early childhood experiences. The sociocultural and humanistic perspectives are more concerned with environmental and subjective factors, respectively, and are less affected by biological data.

The Advent of Brain-Imaging Techniques Has Been a Boon for the Biological