Structures or features that perform a function that did not arise through natural selection are often called
A. chance mutations.
B. habits.
C. exaptations.
D. adaptations.
Answer: C
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Traditional yoga has eight parts, which consist of four practices and four experiences that one should strive for. One of the practices involve:
a. downward dog b. absolute devotion and meditation c. attitude toward the world (abstinence, truthfulness, and chastity) d. empathy and understanding towards others
According to Wundt, sciences like physics were based on ____ experience, whereas psychology should be based on ____ experience.
a. immediate; mediate b. mediate; immediate c. sensory; emotional d. sensory; physiological
Marcy has a habit of taking toys from her sister. Which of the following would be the best way for Marcy's parents to correct this bad habit?
a. Ignore this habit since all children go through a phase of intense "sibling rivalry.". b. Reprimand her for taking her sister's toys, but reward her for cooperative play and sharing toys with her sister. c. Give her a spanking to immediately eliminate this selfish behavior and then a 30-minute time out to think about her transgression. d. Use a severe response cost that would include giving several of her own toys to her younger sister or to charity.
Pavlov is to Skinner as
a. psychologist is to physiologist. b. classical conditioning is to operant conditioning. c. reward is to reinforcement. d. voluntary is to involuntary.