A relatively new field of research, defined as "the analysis of the human mind as a collection of evolved mechanisms, the contexts that activate those mechanisms and the behavior generated by those mechanisms" is known as:
a. cognitive neuroscience
b. evolutionary psychology
c. biological psychology
d. positive psychology
b
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peaks at about __________ a. 3 months; 6 months. b. 6 months; 1 year. c. 6 months; 15 months. d. 1 year; 15 months. e. 15 months; 2 years.
Cross-cultural research shows that __________
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