How might an ethologist explain a child's behavior such as sharing?
What will be an ideal response?
Within the systems approach, an ethologist is specifically concerned with how adaptive behaviors evolved and what functions they still serve for the continuation of the species. Thus, to explain sharing, an ethologist would consider the adaptive value of the sharing behavior for the child in his or her individual environment.
You might also like to view...
The systematic study of the human use of space, particularly in social settings is called __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Noah wanted to be a fire-fighter. The principle of preserving life would be found in Kohlberg’s ________ level of morality
a. preconventional b. conventional c. post-conventional d. jurisprudent
One point on which the Amish and the New England Puritans disagreed sharply was
a. belief in Christianity b. belief in the sinfulness and depravity of children c. belief that communities should workshop together d. their desire to reform certain aspects of Christian belief and practices e. their denial of death or unwillingness to think about that subject
Exposure to chronic and severe stress during pregnancy is linked to ______.
A. spinal cord defects B. premature birth C. childhood obesity D. diabetes