The study of the evolutionary development of social interactions among humans and among animals is called

A) behavior genetics.
B) imprinting.
C) sociobiology.
D) neuroscience.


C) sociobiology.

Psychology

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Four year old Marley is playing with her toy cars. She favors the blue car, but plays with the green car for at least a few minutes. She says, "I don't want the green one to get lonely." This is an example of __________

A. dual representation B. egocentrism C. animistic thinking D. centration

Psychology

What is the approach to studying the history of psychology that involves showing how various individuals or events contributed to changes in an idea throughout the years?

a. great-person approach b. Zeitgeist c. historical development approach d. historicism

Psychology

Abraham Maslow, a _____ theorist, proposed a hierarchy of _____.

A) humanistic; meanings of life and death B) humanistic; human needs C) existential; meanings of life and death D) existential; human needs

Psychology

Monique has trained a laboratory rat to eat food pellets whenever they are presented in

the test chamber, but, thus far, the rat has not pressed the lever in the chamber. Consequently, Monique begins to provide food pellets contingent on responses that more closely approximate the target response of lever pressing. Monique is using the procedure known as a. eventuating. b. shadowing. c. sculpting. d. shaping. e. incrementing.

Psychology