PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which school of thought is largely based on evolutionary psychology, and suggests that behaviors that have evolved are those that are necessary for survival?
A
Functionalism
B
Structuralism
C
Humanism
D
Positive Psychology
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in psychology that examines cognition and behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. It seeks to identify human psychological adaptations with regards to the ancestral problems they evolved to solve.

Detailed explanation-3: -Modern evolutionary psychology At the base of evolutionary psychology is Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin’s theory made it clear how an animal’s physical features can be shaped by the demands of recurrent problems posed by the environment.

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