Question

Darwin’s influence on modern scientific inquiry is largely (i)_______ ; yet while Darwin’s ideas inform fields as disparate as genetics and social psychology, one cannot help but think that each group, in (ii)_______ Darwin’s ideas, has imparted a slant that might have surprised Darwin.A) anecdotal, sub-verting B) common place, questioning C) un-contested, appropriating

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is C) un-contested, appropriating

Explanation:

Although Darwinian ideas are purely biological and scientific, they have aided theoretical research in other sciences as well, psychology, in particular. The theory of evolution does not only explain the evolution of the human body, but also that of the brain. The brain's psychological mechanisms and the behaviors they produce can largely be understood through Darwin's theories; the theories of natural and sexual selection have directed much of psychological research.

In general, scientists accept Darwin's theories but in specific fields, such as social psychology and neuroscience, scientists have formulated surprising explanations using Darwinian ideas.