A Famous Psychologist Studies Mate Selection, Altruism, and Jealousy in a Variety

question 131

Multiple Choice

A famous psychologist studies mate selection, altruism, and jealousy in a variety of cultures across a wide range of time periods in an effort to find out how we (humans) have developed our current patterns of behavior in regard to these issues. This psychologist is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

• A) physiological
• B) ethnographic
• C) evolutionary
• D) cognitive

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