Which of the following principles is common to all five basic motives in social psychology?

A) Social behavior is the result of experience with reward and punishment.
B) Social behavior is influenced by natural selection.
C) Social behavior is dependent upon an individual's perception of events.
D) Social behavior represents an interaction between the person and the situation.


Answer: D

Psychology

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