Explain why language acquisition likely provided an evolutionary advantage to humans:
Please provide the best answer for the best statement.
1.Due to its social function.
2.Learning a language allowed group members to communicate the location of food sources and instruct others on how to make the best tools.
3.Language abilities improve the efficiency of group functioning, thus, groups who learned language were more likely to survive and reproduce.
4.Within groups, effective use of language offered advantages in mate selection, obtaining food, and earning group status.
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If you believe that the results of a study on conformity conducted on university students in Canada may differ considerably had the study taken place among older adults in Asia, you are thinking like a cultural:
A) absolutist. B) behaviourist. C) functionalist. D) relativist.
The method involving recording naturally occurring behavior without any interference is known as ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Every morning after a vigorous workout in which he swims laps at the local YMCA, Jim feels great. His aches and pains are reduced and his mood is elevated. This is probably due to the release of _____ in the brain.
A) glutamate B) endorphins C) dopamine D) acetylcholine
Anyone that knows Tara would say that she is not a prejudiced person, but a person who really tries to be open, accepting, and tolerant of others. However, Tara seemed to have a momentary emotional response upon meeting a new classmate from a particular ethnic culture. Regarding Tara's response to this classmate, which of the following statements would most likely be true?
a. Tara is really a very prejudiced person, who has been able to hide it from her friends up until now. b. Tara is exhibiting symbolic prejudice toward this new classmate. c. Tara may be reflecting her unconscious dogmatism and a latent authoritarian personality. d. Tara, although not consciously prejudiced, may be responding emotionally to members of other ethnic groups due to lingering stereotypes and prejudices learned in childhood.