You are watching a science fiction movie about a strange world where, for some reason, the planet's temperature is slowly increasing. As the planet gets hotter and hotter over several centuries, it is determined that animals that are more skilled
at cooling themselves tend to survive and reproduce, while animals that have no system for ventilating heat tend to die off and become extinct. Which of the following might be an appropriate (if admittedly silly) name for such a movie?
a. Genetic Predispositions in Alternate Galaxies
b. Chromosome Mapping and the Andromeda Effect
c. The Darwin Effect: Natural Selection In Space
d. The Intergalactic Genome Project
Answer: C
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a. Maslow. b. Hull. c. Keltner. d. Zuckerman. e. McClelland.
Adolescents may go through a period of actively exploring various personal identities, but not yet committing to one. Erikson called this:
a) extroverted behavior b) preoperational thought c) moratorium d) thinking in terms of concrete things
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a) chimpanzee b) parrot c) armadillos d) dolphin
Researchers are less interested in ______ than in specific contrasts between means.
a. omnibus effects b. F-ratios c. z-distributions d. complex contrasts