How would an evolutionary and a biological psychologist differ in explaining findings from research?
A. The evolutionary psychologist would focus on the evolutionary benefits of the behavior; the biological psychologist would focus on the brain mechanisms involved.
B. The evolutionary psychologist would explain the brain mechanisms involved as a function of evolution; the biological psychologist would take a functionalist approach.
C. The evolutionary psychologist would explain the behavior as a response to evolutionary pressures; the biological psychologist would focus on the behavior's goal.
D. The evolutionary psychologist would focus on natural selection pressures that produce the behavior; the biological psychologist would likely ignore the behavior as it is unrelated to brain mechanisms.
Answer: A
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