From an evolutionary perspective, why is self-awareness advantageous for animals?
a. ?It is correlated with heightened meaningfulness of self-preservation.
b. ?It facilitates the development of complex motor and sensory control.
c. ?It allows animals to respond instinctively to oncoming threats.
d. ?It provides the opportunity to choose responses rather than to respond instinctively.
ANSWER:
a
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