A Scientist Who Studies How Patterns of Behavior Characteristic of the Entire

question 57

Multiple Choice

A scientist who studies how patterns of behavior characteristic of the entire human species originated because of the survival value they had for our ancestors is called ________.

• A) evolutionary psychologists
• B) behavioral geneticist
• C) heritability scientist
• D) behavioral Darwinist

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Definitions:

Direction Of The Relationship

Refers to the pattern or manner in which two variables are associated, indicating whether an increase in one variable corresponds with an increase (positive relationship) or decrease (negative relationship) in the other.

Goal Of Psychology

The objective of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior and mental processes through scientific methods.

Cognitive Neuroscience

A branch of neuroscience that studies the biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes.

Critical Thinking

Systematically examining and appraising an issue with the aim of reaching a conclusion.