An approach to psychology that investigates variations in behavior from one person to the next is called ____.

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The term "individual differences" refers specifically to the study of variations in behavior from one person to another, and is a major area of study within psychology. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A ("clinical psychology") refers to the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, option C ("sociocultural psychology") looks at the ways in which culture and society impact behavior, and option D ("evolutionary psychology") focuses on how the process of evolution has shaped our behavior as a species. While all of these areas of psychology may touch on the question of individual differences to some extent, none are primarily concerned with it in the way that option B is.

An Approach to Psychology That Investigates Variations in Behavior from One