Ethology describes motivation from a(n)

A) psychoanalytic perspective.
B) behaviorism perspective.
C) evolutionary perspective.
D) humanistic perspective.

Ethology

The scientific study of animal behavior, often with a focus on behavior under natural conditions.

Evolutionary Perspective

A theoretical approach in psychology that seeks to explain mental and psychological traits as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.

Psychoanalytic Perspective

A theory of psychology founded by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences as determinants of psychological development and issues.