A recently developed subdiscipline which analyzes psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "modules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past is called:

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The subdiscipline described in the question, which analyzes psychological functions in terms of independently evolved "modules" and their possible adaptive value in the distant evolutionary past, is known as evolutionary psychology. Choice A is therefore the correct answer. Comparative psychology is the study of behavior and mental processes of non-human animals, while sociobiology is the study of the evolution of social behavior in animals, including humans. Archeological psychology is not a recognized subdiscipline.

A Recently Developed Subdiscipline Which Analyzes Psychological Functions in Terms