Studying the Impact of Natural Selection on the Development of Behaviors

question 59

Multiple Choice

Studying the impact of natural selection on the development of behaviors and mental processes that we humans have in common is of most central interest to

• A) humanistic psychology.
• B) social psychology.
• C) community psychology.
• D) evolutionary psychology.

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Definitions:

Structuralism

Early perspective in psychology associated with Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener, in which the focus of study is the structure or basic elements of the mind.

Objective Introspection

A process in early psychology, involving the examination and observation of one's own mental and emotional processes from an objective standpoint.

Unconscious Mind

A part of the mind that is not accessible to conscious thought, often influencing behaviors and decisions without one's awareness.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach originated by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.