Which of the following is not a biologically secondary ability according to Geary (1995)?
A. Are culturally dependent, reflecting the cognitive skills that are important in a particular culture.
B. Do not have an evolutionary history but are built on biologically primary abilities.
C. Children are not intrinsically motivated to exercise them and must often be pressured by adults to acquire these skills.
D. Tedious practice is not necessary to master biologically secondary abilities.
Ans: D
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