An approach emphasizing the importance of adaptation,reproduction,and "survival of the fittest" in explaining behavior is

A) sociobiology.
B) evolutionary psychology.
C) ethology.
D) contextual life course theory.

Survival of the Fittest

A concept from evolutionary theory suggesting that those organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Sociobiology

An interdisciplinary science that studies the biological bases of social behavior, across species, drawing from ethology, evolutionary theory, and genetics.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.