The Science of Psychology Has Its Roots in the Fields

question 94

Multiple Choice

The science of psychology has its roots in the fields of ________ and ________.

• A) biology; chemistry
• B) biology; sociology
• C) philosophy; theology
• D) philosophy; physiology

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Definitions:

Mate Selection

The process through which individuals choose a partner based on various criteria, which may include personal preferences, cultural practices, and evolutionary influences.

Evolutionary Perspective

A theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective, it suggests that psychological adaptations evolve to solve recurrent problems in human ancestral environments.

Males

Biologically, males are the sex that produces spermatozoa to fertilize the eggs from females.

Females

Refers to the sex of an organism, or part of an organism, that produces non-mobile ova (egg cells) and typically has XX chromosomes in mammals.