According to evolutionary theory, the main goal of mate selection is
a. To develop a long lasting emotional bond.
b. To choose someone as similar to yourself as possible.
c. To increase our opportunities for reproductive success.
d. To ensure a future without financial struggle.
C
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Define food insecurity and provide an example.
What will be an ideal response?
By the time a child is 6 years old, she or he weighs, on average, about __________ pounds and stands approximately __________ inches tall.
A. 60; 55 B. 75; 50 C. 46; 46 D. 30; 36
Lashley’s address to the International Congress of Psychology did much to further the acceptance of:
a. Gestalt psychology b. Pavlov’s localization of motor centers in the brain c. Watson’s classical conditioning d. the search for the engram
One interesting study found that the heritability estimates for disordered eating were about 6% at age 11, but at age 14 the estimates for genetic contributions had increased to 46%. What is the best explanation for this finding?
A. The researchers made more accurate measurements at the 14-year-old time point. B. All eating disorders have a 3-year latency period that it takes them to fully develop. C. Factors associated with puberty - stress, hormones, and dieting - may be responsible. D. People with eating disorders dropped out of the study, biasing the results.