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question 1
changes in behavior and cognitive processes over time are studied by ______.

behavioral geneticists
behavioral psychologists
selected
evolutionary psychologists
historical psychologists

Explanation:

Behavioral psychologists focus on studying observable behaviors and cognitive processes, including how they change over time. Behavioral geneticists study genetic influences on behavior, evolutionary psychologists focus on evolutionary origins of behaviors, and historical psychologists examine the history of psychological thought, not behavioral/cognitive changes over time in individuals.

Answer:

C. evolutionary psychologists
Note: The initially selected option is incorrect. The correct field for studying changes in behavior and cognitive processes over time is evolutionary psychology, as it addresses how these traits have developed and changed across time and generations, while behavioral psychologists focus more on observable behaviors and immediate conditioning rather than long-term over-time changes in cognitive and behavioral processes as a broad area of study.