What view of social behavior do the four major perspectives in social psychology have in common?
A) Social behavior is goal-oriented.
B) Social behavior represents an interaction between the person and the situation.
C) Social behavior is affected by evolved dispositions to act in certain ways.
D) both A and B

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The four major perspectives in social psychology - social cognitive perspective, evolutionary perspective, sociocultural perspective, and social learning perspective - have in common the view that social behavior is goal-oriented and represents an interaction between the person and the situation. Therefore, options A and B are correct. Option C, however, is specific to the evolutionary perspective and is not a shared view among all four major perspectives.

What View of Social Behavior Do the Four Major Perspectives