A developmental psychologist who studies the behavior patterns of other animals in order to explain ...

A developmental psychologist who studies the behavior patterns of other animals in order to explain human development is likely working from which perspective?
 
  A) Dynamic systems
  B) Ecological
  C) Evolutionary
  D) Sociocultural

Question 2

The evolutionary perspective looks at developmental changes through the lens of
 
  A) their adaptive value.
  B) cognitive restructuring.
  C) the unconscious.
  D) learning.

Question 3

Professor Dorinda is a behavioral geneticist. This means that she studies
 
  A) the inherited bases of behavior.
  B) the extent to which behavior is genetically determined.
  C) the contribution of particular behaviors to environmental adaptability.
  D) genetic markers for specific behaviors.

Question 4

Which perspective stresses that development must be seen as adaptation to specific cultural demands?
 
  A) Psychoanalytic
  B) Behavioral
  C) Ecological
  D) Sociocultural