Question

1. which psychological perspective studies how gender, ethnicity, neighborhoods, and income play a part in cognitive abilities?

humanistic
sociocultural
psychoanalytic
biological

Explanation:

The sociocultural perspective focuses on how social and cultural factors (including gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status/income, and community/neighborhood context) influence cognitive functions and behavior, which matches the description in the question. The other perspectives do not center on these external social-cultural variables: humanistic perspective emphasizes individual potential, psychoanalytic focuses on unconscious drives, and biological perspective centers on physical/genetic factors.

Answer:

sociocultural