According to natural selection, which of the following animals would pass down their genes to the next generation?
a. A butterfly with colorful wings stands out among flowers but will also attract predators.
b. The slower lion gets his pride to bring food back for him.
c. Rabbits that run faster escape foxes more frequently.
d. Small fish are unable to eat more food due to their small mouth size.
C. The rabbit that can survive and escape is most likely to live and pass his genes down.
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The ______ theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes
a. Cannon-Bard b. James-Lange c. Plutchik d. Two-factor e. Lazarus
Which of the following male-female "differences" does NOT exist?
A) Boys, on average, do better on tasks requiring spatial abilities than girls do. B) Females are more psychologically sensitive than are males. C) Females tend to be more sensitive to nonverbal cues than are males. D) Girls, on average, learn to talk earlier than boys do. E) Males commit more violent crimes than females.
Children's scores on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development are
A) highly positively correlated with their IQ scores 18 years later. B) negatively correlated with their IQ scores 18 years later. C) moderately positively correlated with their IQ scores 18 years later. D) not correlated at all with their IQ scores 18 years later.
Benjamin is a two-month-old baby who accidentally discovers his thumbs. He waves them around for a while and then sticks one of them in his mouth. He repeats this for a few times. Benjamin's behavior is an example of:
A) a primary circular reaction. B) deferred imitation. C) a tertiary circular reaction. D) echolalia.