Which Statement BEST Characterizes the Evolutionary Perspective of Psychology

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST characterizes the evolutionary perspective of psychology?

• A)Human behavior is best understood in terms of the individual capacity for growth, free will, and self-direction.
• B)To fully understand human behavior you must understand how behavior varies among different cultures.
• C)Psychological processes are influenced by natural selection.
• D)The biological basis of behavior should be the primary focus of contemporary psychology as medical and technological advances have evolved.

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Definitions:

Cross-dressing

The act of wearing clothes traditionally associated with the opposite sex.

Transvestic Disorder

A paraphilic disorder consisting of repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve dressing in clothes of the opposite sex, accompanied by clinically significant distress or impairment. Also known as transvestism or cross-dressing.

Homosexuality

Sexual attraction, affection, or behavior between members of the same sex or gender.

Sexual Masochism Disorder

A paraphilic disorder in which a person has repeated and intense sexual urges, fantasies, or behaviors that involve being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer, accompanied by clinically significant distress or impairment.