Dr.Cortez's undergraduate psychology class is studying the subtle differences between mannerisms of students in the Deep South to those of students in the Northeast.They begin to realize that in order to understand these differences,they must consider the social settings in which the students live.This is an example of the __________ perspective.

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The fact that the students' social settings are considered in understanding their behavior suggests that the class is taking a contextual perspective. The other options, such as cognitive, information-processing, and psychodynamic, do not specifically address the importance of social context in understanding behavior.

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