AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What us the definition of evolutionary psychology (which we lump in with the biological perspective)?
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Focus on learning through rewards, punishments, and observatins
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How the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival genes
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Examines our thought processes, how we solve problems, make decisions and develop language
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Interactions we have with enviornment and other people in the environment
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. An evolutionary perspective of personality and individual differences proposes that our personalities and individual differences have evolved, in part, to provide us with some form of adaptive advantage in the context of survival and reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -In sum, Darwin theorized that within a given population, specific traits are more helpful than others when it comes to the survival of the species. This is referred to as natural selection. Traits that increase the chance of survival are more likely to be genetically passed on to future generations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Evolutionary psychology is one of many biologically informed approaches to the study of human behavior. Along with cognitive psychologists, evolutionary psychologists propose that much, if not all, of our behavior can be explained by appeal to internal psychological mechanisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -In biology, evolution is the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.

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