This area of research uses methodologies from the brain sciences to investigate various types of social behavior such as stereotyping in prejudice, attitudes, self-control, and emotional regulation:

Cataracts can be treated with surgery that ____

a. replaces affected lenses with artificial lenses b. depressurizing the eyes c. reshapes the cornea d. replaces the rods and cones of the retina

A person who gets "hung up" on using a familiar object only in one certain way is exhibiting

a. a cultural barrier to problem solving. b. functional fixedness. c. an emotional barrier to problem solving. d. tacit myopia.