Steve has been feeling depressed lately and decides to visit a psychologist,Dr.Katz,for some assistance.After learning that Steve's relationship with his girlfriend recently ended,Dr.Katz begins to think that perhaps Steve's depression has been caused by this recently ended relationship.Dr.Katz's speculations are most similar to which goal of psychology?

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Dr.Katz's speculations about the cause of Steve's depression align with the goal of understanding behavior and mental processes, which seeks to explain why people behave and think the way they do, and to identify underlying causes for psychological phenomena.

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