The area of psychology that is interested in looking for the adaptive benefits of selected human behaviors is known as ________ psychology

a) ethological
b) anthropological
c) evolutionary
d) archaeological

ANS: c

Psychology

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A 19th century physician's diagnosis of drapetomania, which purported to explain why slaves sought freedom, exemplifies ________

a. the recognition of the intolerable conditions of slavery and the need to escape those conditions. b. how group consensus often reflects prevailing attitudes and prejudices rather than objective evidence. c. how great suffering elicits the "fight-or-flight" response, which is a normal human reaction. d. recognition of panic disorder as far back as the early years of the nineteenth century.

Psychology

What is an advantage and a disadvantage of indirect assessment methods?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology