During the Victorian period in Europe, sexuality of any kind was considered taboo. Today of course, most adults are more open about their sexuality

This is an example of how the ____________ of different periods can affect the way people behave and think.
A) psychophysics


Answer: B
Rationale: Zeitgeist refers to a general set of beliefs of a particular culture at a specific time in history. In this example, the zeitgeist of Victorian Europe was extremely conservative about sex, which greatly affected the way people thought about the body and relationships between the sexes.

Psychology

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