Which assumption is most characteristic of ethologists?
A) Learning regulates evolutionary change by enabling the problem solvers of the species to leave offspring.
B) Evolution and learning are mutually exclusive processes for adaptation.
C) Evolution and learning both result in adaptation, but evolution is more functional because behavior can be inherited.
D) Learning refines an animal's inherited behaviors and predispositions.

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Ethologists focus on how behavior is influenced by genetics and evolution, and they recognize that learning can refine and adapt these inherited behaviors to specific environments or situations. This perspective acknowledges the interplay between genetic inheritance and environmental learning.

Which Assumption Is Most Characteristic of Ethologists