Some researchers have suggested that people currently tend to sleep during periods of darkness because sleeping under these conditions was an adaptive behavior that helped to increase survival among early humans. This is the type of argument that would MOST likely be made by psychologists who take the
A) cognitive perspective in psychology.
B) evolutionary perspective in psychology.
C) biological perspective in psychology.
D) behavioral perspective in psychology.

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The argument that sleeping during periods of darkness was an adaptive behavior in early humans is based on the idea of natural selection and evolution. Thus, it is most closely aligned with the evolutionary perspective in psychology.

Some Researchers Have Suggested That People Currently Tend to Sleep