What term describes the process in which the young of any species that is born with variations on a wide range of characteristics, the young who will be most likely to survive until they can reproduce will be those whose variations are best adapted
to their environment?
a. evolution
b. adaptive centrism
c. mutational change
d. natural selection
D. Natural selection describes the adaptability of organisms, which is a tenet within the general framework of evolution.
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A. random assignment B. demand characteristics C. the self-fulfilling prophecy D. experimenter bias
Children from impoverished environments may show progressively lower IQ scores over time, a phenomenon called
a. terminal drop. b. savant syndrome. c. cumulative-deficit hypothesis. d. the factor analysis.
The states that the nature of a culture's language can affect the way people think
a. interactionist approach b. Sapir-Whorf hypothesis c. given-new contract d. cooperative principle
Genetic research suggests that Alzheimer's disease is linked to:
A. Down Syndrome through chromosome 21 B. Parkinson's Disease through a single gene C. depression through chromosome 12 D. none of the above