The approach that examines behavioural processes in terms of their adaptive value for a species over the course of many generations is

A) clinical psychology.
B) cognitive psychology.
C) evolutionary psychology.
D) physiological psychology.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.

Adaptive Value

The degree to which a trait or behavior helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.