Macrae et al. (2002) found that women better process male faces on days of their menstrual cycle associated with a high risk of conception than on days associated with a low risk of conception. This result is most consistent with the _______ perspective in psychology.
A)psychodynamic
B)Gestalt
C)cognitive
D)evolutionary

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The result is most consistent with the evolutionary perspective in psychology, which suggests that behaviors and cognitive processes have developed over time to solve problems related to survival and reproduction. The finding that women better process male faces during high fertility phases of their menstrual cycle can be interpreted as an adaptive mechanism to enhance mate selection during periods when conception is more likely.

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