The field of psychology that is concerned with the evolutionary origins of behaviors and mental processes, their adaptive value and the purposes they continue to serve is ________ psychology.
A) cognitive
B) evolutionary
C) ethnographic
D) physiological

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Evolutionary psychology specifically examines how traits or behaviors that were once adaptive in our ancestors continue to manifest in our behavior and thought processes today. Cognitive psychology focuses more on the thought processes themselves, while physiological psychology looks at how the brain and nervous system contribute to behavior and mental processes. Ethnographic psychology is not a recognized field of psychology.

The Field of Psychology That Is Concerned with the Evolutionary