The area of psychology that is interested in looking for the adaptive benefits of selected human behaviors is known as ________ psychology
a) ethological
b) anthropological
c) evolutionary
d) archaeological
ANS: c
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a. a single gene b. a single environmental toxin c. a combination of genetic and environmental factors d. bacterial infection
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