Evolutionary psychology and functionalism are similar in that they both ____
a. ?are relatively new fields in psychology
b. ?focus on abstractions with little ability to be applied in real settings
c. ?focus on the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment
d. ?are older theories that have been replaced by newer theories in psychology
ANSWER:
c
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