AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Evolutionary psychologists emphasize that environmentally adaptive behaviors are those that have promoted
A
reproductive success.
B
cultural diversity.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of Evolutionary Psychology is to discover and explain these cognitive mechanisms that guide current human behavior because they have been selected for as solutions to the recurrent adaptive problems prevalent in the evolutionary environment of our ancestors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to emphasize that human adaptiveness to a variety of different environments has contributed to human: 1) genetic mutations.

Detailed explanation-3: -evolutionary psychology, the study of behaviour, thought, and feeling as viewed through the lens of evolutionary biology. Evolutionary psychologists presume all human behaviours reflect the influence of physical and psychological predispositions that helped human ancestors survive and reproduce.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evolutionary psychology is based on the hypothesis that, just like hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys, and immune systems, cognition has a functional structure that has a genetic basis, and therefore has evolved by natural selection.

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