The scientific study of evolutionary bases of behavior is known as
A) ethology
B) the entity theory
C) the social learning theory
D) information-processing

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Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in natural environments, with a focus on the evolutionary basis of behavior. It involves the observation and analysis of instinctive, adaptive, and learned behaviors, and the factors that influence them, with the aim of understanding how they contribute to the survival and reproduction of individuals and species over time. The other answer choices, entity theory, social learning theory, and information-processing, are theories within psychology but do not directly relate to the evolutionary bases of behavior.

The Scientific Study of Evolutionary Bases of Behavior Is Known