AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The inheritance of behavioral characteristics was emphasized by
A
John Locke.
B
John Watson.
C
Wilhelm Wundt.
D
Charles Darwin.
E
B. F. Skinner.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Darwin emphasized the inheritance of the behavioral characteristics. The behavioral characteristics of a person are inherited too similar to the physical attributes of a person through the genes. Charles Darwin’s theory supported this concept.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evolutionary psychology is inspired by the work of Charles Darwin and applies his ideas of natural selection to the mind. Darwin’s theory argues that all living species, including humans, arrived at their current biological form through a historical process involving random inheritable changes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functionalism is the study of how th mind functions and how the organism uses it in the environment. Darwin influences functionalism by saying an organism adapt to their environment to survive as the physical characteristics of animals and humans evolved because they are helpful and functional.

Detailed explanation-4: -Among Darwin’s contributions to psychology were his demonstration of the continuity of species, a model for the study of instinct, a book on the expression of the emotions, and a baby biography.

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